The impact of the earning management practices on performance of bank sector in Jordan

Omar M. Al-Hawtmeh, Audeh Atieh Alleimoun and Ghassan Obeidat

Cogent Business & Management, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 2402514

Abstract: This research aims to investigate and conduct the impact of earnings management practices on the performance of the banking sector in Jordan. Data were collected from 24 main commercial banks from (2015–2021). The study examine how earnings management practices affect banking sector performance using debt ratios and equity ratios based on firm size and debt ratios, and measure the impact of earnings management on it using regression analysis. The result of the study reveal that a positive and statistically significant association between equity per share (EPS) and return on investment (ROI) with earnings management practices, also, earnings management techniques are positively and significantly impacted by return on equity (ROE), the hypothesis that returns on investment (ROI) encourage business managers to employ earnings management strategies. Also, the study show that dependent variables of earnings management is measured as a debt ratio and equity ratio. Variables that are independent or explanatory of earnings management are considered independent variables.Originality/value – The originality of the study is that it provides evidence about impact of EM practices on banking performance in a developing banking sector.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2024.2402514

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