Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.

Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.

This paper examines the relation between earnings management and board independence based on the following board characteristics: the proportion of outside directors, the presence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality and the presence of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on board. We further demonstr...

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Main Authors: Quek, Kian Leong., Seah, Lianna., Wee, Fang Fang.
Other Authors: Yao, Lee Jian
Format: Final Year Project
Published: 2008
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DRNTU::Business::Management
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9370
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-93702023-05-19T06:16:15Z Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies. Quek, Kian Leong. Seah, Lianna. Wee, Fang Fang. Yao, Lee Jian Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Management This paper examines the relation between earnings management and board independence based on the following board characteristics: the proportion of outside directors, the presence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality and the presence of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on board. We further demonstrate that non-listed firms exhibit a higher level of earnings management than listed firms. 2008-09-24T07:31:40Z 2008-09-24T07:31:40Z 2004 2004 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9370 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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Quek, Kian Leong.
Seah, Lianna.
Wee, Fang Fang.
Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
description This paper examines the relation between earnings management and board independence based on the following board characteristics: the proportion of outside directors, the presence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality and the presence of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on board. We further demonstrate that non-listed firms exhibit a higher level of earnings management than listed firms.
author2 Yao, Lee Jian
author_facet Yao, Lee Jian
Quek, Kian Leong.
Seah, Lianna.
Wee, Fang Fang.
format Final Year Project
author Quek, Kian Leong.
Seah, Lianna.
Wee, Fang Fang.
author_sort Quek, Kian Leong.
title Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
title_short Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
title_full Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
title_fullStr Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
title_full_unstemmed Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
title_sort earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.
publishDate 2008
url http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9370
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