Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies

Earnings represent the single most important item in the financial reports. Earnings are closely monitored by several parties including financial analysts, executives, and boards of directors etc. The significance of earnings is further emphasized by the fact that the long-term stock returns are ove...

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Main Author: Mohamad, Musthafa
Format: Thesis
Published: 2009
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description Earnings represent the single most important item in the financial reports. Earnings are closely monitored by several parties including financial analysts, executives, and boards of directors etc. The significance of earnings is further emphasized by the fact that the long-term stock returns are overwhelming explained by the firm\'s cumulative earnings. Earnings also have implications for senior executives\' employment and compensation benefits. Hence, executives possess strong incentives to manage earnings by exploiting the accounting flexibility permitted under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
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spelling mmu-34762012-04-09T04:13:20Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3476/ Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies Mohamad, Musthafa HG Finance Earnings represent the single most important item in the financial reports. Earnings are closely monitored by several parties including financial analysts, executives, and boards of directors etc. The significance of earnings is further emphasized by the fact that the long-term stock returns are overwhelming explained by the firm\'s cumulative earnings. Earnings also have implications for senior executives\' employment and compensation benefits. Hence, executives possess strong incentives to manage earnings by exploiting the accounting flexibility permitted under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). 2009-11 Thesis NonPeerReviewed Mohamad, Musthafa (2009) Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies. Masters thesis, University of Multimedia. http://vlib.mmu.edu.my/diglib/login/dlusr/login.php
spellingShingle HG Finance
Mohamad, Musthafa
Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title_full Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title_fullStr Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title_full_unstemmed Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title_short Study On Earnings Management To Exceed Psychological Thresholds By Malaysian Public Listed Companies
title_sort study on earnings management to exceed psychological thresholds by malaysian public listed companies
topic HG Finance
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