Title: Corporate governance and earnings management: evidence from Iran

Authors: Bita Mashayekhi

Addresses: University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between board characteristics and earnings management in Iranian firms. The results show that when the CEO is the board chair and if the board size grows, the level of earnings management would increase. However, when there are more non-executive and institutional directors on the board, the level of earnings management will be lower. Even holding more board meetings does not decrease the extent of earnings management and the presence of an audit committee does not have any significant influence on earnings management.

Keywords: board characteristics; corporate governance; earnings management; institutional directors; non-executive directors; Iran; board of directors.

DOI: 10.1504/AAJFA.2008.021074

Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2008 Vol.1 No.2, pp.180 - 198

Published online: 01 Nov 2008 *

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