The relationship between managerial ability, earnings management and internal control quality on audit fees in Iran

Mahdi Salehi, Mahmoud Mousavi Shiri and Seyedeh Zahra Hossini

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2019, vol. 69, issue 4, 685-703

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees to establish whether or not there is a significant relationship between the variables of managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and the audit fees. Design/methodology/approach - The study sample includes 190 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange during 2009–2016. Research hypotheses were tested using the statistical methods of multivariable linear regression and data envelopment analysis pattern. Findings - The obtained results indicate that there is a significant and direct relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality as well as real earnings management and internal control quality. Based on the results obtained from the second hypothesis, the authors could claim that there is an inverse and significant relationship managerial ability and audit fees. The third hypothesis also revealed that in companies with lower audit fees, there is a stronger relationship between managerial ability and internal control quality. The results of related tests show no significant relationship between accrual-based earnings management and internal control quality. Originality/value - This paper is the first study in Iran whose main focus is on the relationship between managerial ability, earnings management, internal control quality and audit fees.

Keywords: Accrual-based earnings management; Real earnings management; Managerial ability; Internal control quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-07-2018-0261

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