PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND SENIOR MANAGERS

Hsiang-Tsai Chiang, Shu-Lin Lin, Li-Jen He and Yi-Ting Sung

The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, 2016, vol. 10, issue 2, 91-108

Abstract: In this study, we investigated how chairmen of the board (COBs) and senior managers, who have professional education background, implement earnings management based on their professional knowledge. The empirical results showed that, regardless of whether COBs are concurrently holding positions as chief executive officers (CEOs), varying degrees of earnings management were exercised as they applied their professional education background and adopted discretionary accruals (DAs) or manipulating operating cash flows. Because DAs demonstrate self-reverse effect as accounting principles, they should be used cautiously and conservatively to manage earnings. COBs and senior managers are individuals who manage earnings. When COBs have accounting background and concurrently hold CEO positions, they exhibit the highest degree of earnings management. Directors and external investors must pay additional attention when COBs concurrently serve as CEOs, because this enables them to manipulate the financial statements of companies based on their professional knowledge.

Keywords: Earnings Management; Discretionary Accrual (DA); Real Earnings Management (REM); Professional Education Background (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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