Earnings management, initial public offerings and corporate governance - evidence from Singapore.

• Main Authors: Koh, Mingfeng., Tan, Raymond Wee Hian., Yaw, Lee Yan.
• Other Authors: Kwok, Branson Chi Hing
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9988
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this study, we seek to investigate the earnings manipulation behaviour exhibited amongst firms listed in Singapore, preceding their initial public offering (IPO) issuance. We investigate how earnings management and earnings manipulation behaviour of firms differ under different restrictions and...