Earnings management and initial public offerings (IPO) firms in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Chen, Yan Rong., Tong, Li., Lee, Eng Ann.
• Other Authors: Chong, Beng Soon
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate finance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/7153
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the earnings management behavior of Initial Public Offering (IPO) firms in Singapore. Consistent with previous studies, our paper shows that IPO firms manage their earnings in IPO year. But contrary to existing literatures, we find that firms continue to manage their earnings bey...