The implementation of good corporate governance model and auditor independence in earnings' quality improvement

Tutik Arniati (), Dyah Aruning Puspita (), Aminul Amin () and Kashan Pirzada ()
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Tutik Arniati: STIE Malangkucecwara, Indonesia
Dyah Aruning Puspita: STIE Malangkucecwara, Indonesia
Aminul Amin: STIE Malangkucecwara, Indonesia
Kashan Pirzada: University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2019, vol. 7, issue 1, 188-200

Abstract: The general objective of this research is to explore the model of earnings quality monitoring and to examine the effect of auditor independence on the relationship between corporate governance mechanism and earnings quality. Specifically, this research is aimed to investigate the impact of ownership structure, commissioner board structure, audit committee structure, internal audit function, and internal control activity, on earnings quality by involving an interaction of these variables with auditor independence. Earnings quality is measured with two proxies. The first proxy is performance-adjusted discretionary accruals or also called Total Accrual, while the second utilizes Total Current Accrual. Achieving all objectives above, the author develops a model and analyses this model in two stages. In the first stage, the model is explored using analysis technique of correlation and regression. Second, fittingness of model is attested using regression analysis with a variety of variable controls and sample controls. Research object is the manufacture companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in period 2011-2015. The Sample includes 112 companies with 560 data of research. After conducting outlier test, the suitable amount of data is 553. The Result of hypothesis test indicates that the model of earnings quality monitoring is constructed from the interaction of many variables. Corporate governance mechanism consists of variables such as ownership structure (managerial ownership and institutional ownership), commissioner board structure, audit committee structure, internal audit function, and internal control activity. Adjusted R-Square value is reaching for 3.3% with significance-value of 0.001. Partially, commissioner board structure, internal audit function, and internal control activity have a significant effect on earnings quality. Auditor independence does not moderate the impact of corporate governance components on earnings quality.

Keywords: auditor independence; corporate governance; discretionary accrual; earnings quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M40 M41 M49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2019.7.1(15)

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