Governance attributes in Indonesia and earnings quality

This research investigates the relationship between corporate governance structure and attributes and the quality of reported earnings in a sample of Indonesian firms. The findings of our research reveals that both concentrated and family ownership are associated with lower earnings quality. In addi...

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Main Authors: Rusmin, Rusmin, Hossain, Mahmud, Evans, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: Virtus Interpress 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38936
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Summary:This research investigates the relationship between corporate governance structure and attributes and the quality of reported earnings in a sample of Indonesian firms. The findings of our research reveals that both concentrated and family ownership are associated with lower earnings quality. In addition we find that independent members of a board committee act as an effective monitoring mechanism to oversee the accounting and financial reports processes of a company.