Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia

This study examines seven factors associated with financial restatements in Malaysian publicly listed companies (PLCs). We hypothesize that two factors proxy for management rationalization, two for management motives and three for the opportunity to predict financial restatements. Our sample cons...

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Main Authors: Suhaily Hasnan, Alfiatul Rohmah Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/1/11143-30909-1-PB.pdf
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description This study examines seven factors associated with financial restatements in Malaysian publicly listed companies (PLCs). We hypothesize that two factors proxy for management rationalization, two for management motives and three for the opportunity to predict financial restatements. Our sample consists of 85 restatement firms and 85 no-restatement firms, listed on the Bursa Malaysia and have a complete set of data from 2005-2011. The objective of this study is to examine how rationalization, motive and weak governance lead to financial restatements in emerging economies, like Malaysia. With regard to rationalization, we find that founders are negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements while related party transactions (RPTs) are positively and significantly associated. Additionally, we find evidence that opportunity for restatement proxied by audit quality is negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:95242016-12-14T06:50:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/ Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia Suhaily Hasnan, Alfiatul Rohmah Hussain, This study examines seven factors associated with financial restatements in Malaysian publicly listed companies (PLCs). We hypothesize that two factors proxy for management rationalization, two for management motives and three for the opportunity to predict financial restatements. Our sample consists of 85 restatement firms and 85 no-restatement firms, listed on the Bursa Malaysia and have a complete set of data from 2005-2011. The objective of this study is to examine how rationalization, motive and weak governance lead to financial restatements in emerging economies, like Malaysia. With regard to rationalization, we find that founders are negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements while related party transactions (RPTs) are positively and significantly associated. Additionally, we find evidence that opportunity for restatement proxied by audit quality is negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/1/11143-30909-1-PB.pdf Suhaily Hasnan, and Alfiatul Rohmah Hussain, (2015) Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 44 . pp. 1-20. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/700
spellingShingle Suhaily Hasnan,
Alfiatul Rohmah Hussain,
Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title_full Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title_short Factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from Malaysia
title_sort factors associated with financial restatements: evidence from malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9524/1/11143-30909-1-PB.pdf