The Effect of Pre-bankruptcy Financial Distress on Earnings Management Tools

The purpose of this research is the effect of pre-bankruptcy financial distress on earnings management tools in the listed companies in Tehran stock exchange. The sample of this study is 133 of listed companies in Tehran stock exchange in which have been examined during 2010 to 2014. In this resear...

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Main Authors: Sara Hassanpour, Mehdi Nazemi Ardakani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-07-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
Online Access:https://econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/5059
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description The purpose of this research is the effect of pre-bankruptcy financial distress on earnings management tools in the listed companies in Tehran stock exchange. The sample of this study is 133 of listed companies in Tehran stock exchange in which have been examined during 2010 to 2014. In this research, independent variable is pre-bankruptcy financial that is estimated according to the criteria of Staw et al (1983) and earnings management tools as dependent variable include real activity manipulation and accrual manipulation were considered. Independent T test was used in econometric software Eviews 9 to test the research hypotheses. The results of this hypothesis showed that there was a significant positive relationship between pre-bankruptcy financial distress and real activities management and accrual manipulation. Keywords: pre-bankruptcy, earnings management, financial distress, real activity manipulation, accrual manipulation JEL Classifications: C32; O13; O47
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spelling doaj.art-f434b0433ee34c10bb3b1a8d003bc7bb2023-02-15T16:11:54ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing2146-44052017-07-0173The Effect of Pre-bankruptcy Financial Distress on Earnings Management ToolsSara HassanpourMehdi Nazemi Ardakani The purpose of this research is the effect of pre-bankruptcy financial distress on earnings management tools in the listed companies in Tehran stock exchange. The sample of this study is 133 of listed companies in Tehran stock exchange in which have been examined during 2010 to 2014. In this research, independent variable is pre-bankruptcy financial that is estimated according to the criteria of Staw et al (1983) and earnings management tools as dependent variable include real activity manipulation and accrual manipulation were considered. Independent T test was used in econometric software Eviews 9 to test the research hypotheses. The results of this hypothesis showed that there was a significant positive relationship between pre-bankruptcy financial distress and real activities management and accrual manipulation. Keywords: pre-bankruptcy, earnings management, financial distress, real activity manipulation, accrual manipulation JEL Classifications: C32; O13; O47 https://econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/5059
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