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Corporate governance compliance and accrual earnings management in eastern Africa: Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania

Managerial auditing journal, 2018-03, Vol.33 (2), p.171-191 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 ;ISSN: 0268-6902 ;EISSN: 1758-7735 ;DOI: 10.1108/MAJ-09-2016-1438

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  • Title:
    Corporate governance compliance and accrual earnings management in eastern Africa: Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania
  • Author: Waweru, Nelson M. ; Prot, Ntui Ponsian
  • Subjects: Annual reports ; Boards of directors ; Capital markets ; Chief executive officers ; Compliance ; Corporate governance ; Developing countries ; Directors ; Earnings management ; Emerging markets ; Hypotheses ; Industrialized nations ; Investments ; LDCs ; Related party transactions ; Stock exchanges ; Stockholders
  • Is Part Of: Managerial auditing journal, 2018-03, Vol.33 (2), p.171-191
  • Description: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether compliance with corporate governance (CG) requirements has constrained earnings management (EM) for companies listed in Kenya and Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprises of 48 companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange and the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. The data are collected from annual reports over the period 2005-2014, a total of 480 firm-year observations. Panel data models are used in the analyses. Findings The results show that discretionary accruals (DAs) average about 11.3 per cent, whereas audit quality is negatively and significantly related to DAs. However, board independence, board gender diversity and director share ownership were positively and significantly related to DAs suggesting that CG may not have constrained EM in eastern Africa. Research limitations/implications The findings should be understood within the context that only annual reports and audited financial statements that were filed with Capital Markets Authority (Kenya) and Capital Markets and Securities Authority (Tanzania) are used as source of information. Originality/value The study potentially contributes in three main ways. First, this is the first cross-country analysis that has examined the effect of CG structures on EM in an African context. Second, literature on CG and EM has been extended. Finally, the authors have extended research by observing the limitations of CG in reducing EM in an environment that is experiencing weaknesses in CG structures.
  • Publisher: Bradford: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0268-6902
    EISSN: 1758-7735
    DOI: 10.1108/MAJ-09-2016-1438
  • Source: ProQuest Central

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