Date of Award
2014-01-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Theses & Dissertations (College of Business)
Advisor(s)
Giorgio Gotti
Abstract
I examine how managers' behaviors, including earnings management and conservatism, are influenced by the political environments in 38 countries. The results indicate that greater political rights are associated with better earnings quality and more conservative reporting. I find that political institutions substitute for legal institutions in terms of managers' discretional behaviors. Specifically, a marginal increase in political rights will produce a smaller reduction in earnings management behaviors in a country with better investor protection. Similarly, a marginal increase in political rights will encourage a less improvement on accounting conservatism in a country with better investor protection.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2014
File Size
105 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Chu Chen
Recommended Citation
Chen, Chu, "Political Rights And Reported Accounting Numbers: An International Study" (2014). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1601.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1601