Corporate Governance and Creative Accounting

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Creative Accounting

The Role of Accounting Mechanisms for Corporate Governance in Reducing Creative Accounting Practices in Telecommunications Sector Companies in Riyadh City: An Empirical Study: دور الآليات المحاسبية لحوكمة الشركات في الحد من ممارسات المحاسبة الإبداعية في شركات قطاع الاتصالات بمدينة الرياض: دراسة ميدانية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamis Jameel Banasser, Maha Faisal Alsayegh
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
Creative Accounting ◽  
Telecommunications Sector

The study aimed to identify the role of accounting mechanisms for corporate governance in reducing creative accounting practices in telecommunications sector companies in Riyadh city. A descriptive analytical approach was followed to conduct the field study. Sample of the study consisted of members of the audit committee, internal auditors, accountants from the surveyed telecommunications’ sector companies, and the external auditors in the audit offices that specialized on auditing the examined sample of companies. Questionnaire was used as a data collection method. Results showed that activating the role of accounting mechanisms for corporate governance can greatly contribute in limiting creative accounting practices. As they are controlling mechanisms that capable of protecting companies, shareholders and stakeholders from any manipulation or misleading information in the financial statements. Further, internal audit plays a major role in limiting creative accounting practices by examining and evaluating the effectiveness of the internal control system. Furthermore, the independence and competence of the external auditor and his commitment to the rules of conduct and ethics of the profession contribute greatly in limiting creative accounting practices in the examined companies. The study recommended the necessity of holding specialized training courses for members of audit committees, internal auditors and external auditors on methods of detecting creative accounting practices to combat and reduce them.

A “Big Bath” in China: accounting and corporate governance

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mingchuan Ren
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Corporate Governance Structure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
Creative Accounting ◽  
The Government ◽  
One Year

Subject area Accounting, corporate governance, business ethics. Study level/applicability MBA and EMBA. Case overview China has largely changed its accounting practice in line with international norms. But its corporate governance structure continued to be administratively driven. Many Chinese-listed companies, especially big ones, are transformed from state-owned enterprises, with the government as their largest shareholder. It is no exception to Company C. Then what is the common pattern of accounting behaviour in China? An insight could be drawn by analysing this case. Expected learning outcomes Highlight two issues in point, namely accounting issue and governance issue. Chinese companies are now allowed to choose their accounting policies, while their top decisions are subject to government policies. Identify Company C's creative accounting by discussing China's accounting reform. In this regard, China has been relatively robust in terms of dropping its own practice and adopting western one. Discuss the corporate governance issues unveiled. What are company's performance criteria? Are they clearly established and enforced? And what about government's decision to change CEO twice in less than one year? What are the impacts on CEO's behaviour? Supplementary materials Teaching note.

scholarly journals Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanism in Mitigating Creative Accounting Practice of Listed Conglomerate Companies in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Bala Sani ◽  
Ruth Oluwayemisi Owoade
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Board Independence ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
Creative Accounting ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanism

This study examined the impact of corporate governance mechanism in mitigating creative accounting practice of listed conglomerate companies in Nigeria. The study used Secondary data obtained from the company’s annual reports and accounts for the period 2013 to 2020. The population of the study includes six conglomerate companies listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and the entire population was used for the study. The dependent variable creative accounting was measured using discretionary accruals as estimated by modified Jones model. The independent variable corporate governance mechanism was proxied by audit committee, board size, board independence, managerial ownership. Multiple regression technique was employed for the panel data analysis using Stata version 13 statistical tools. Findings of the study revealed that audit committee has negative significant impact on creative accounting practice. Managerial ownership has significant positive impact on creative accounting practice. Board size and board independence has no significant impact on creative accounting practice of listed conglomerate companies in Nigeria. The study concludes that good corporate governance have impact on creative accounting practice. Based on these findings, the study recommends that companies are to effectively apply good corporate governance mechanism. They should have an independent audit committee, so as to minimize creative accounting practice.

scholarly journals Measurement of Creative Accounting by Transparency and Disclosure Index (TDI) Method in Automobile Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-396
Author(s):  
Ervin Denich ◽  
Dániel Hajdu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Corporate Structure ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Creative Accounting ◽  
Accounting Scandals ◽  
Financial Performance Measures ◽  
Transparency And Disclosure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company

Investigation of relationship between corporate governance and creative accounting came to the front after some accounting scandals (like Enron, WorldCom or Satyam). Corporate governance is an actual topic to discuss due to the its correlation to creative accounting. Application of creative accounting techniques might suggest some weaknesses of a company. In this study we investigate the relationship between corporate governance and creative accounting by applying Transparency and Disclosure Index (TDI) method, which enables to evaluate corporate structure, transparency of operation and disclosure of company related information, based on publicly available data. Then, in order to measure the accounting manipulation, we analyse financial performance measures. Furthermore, we perform a correlation analysis to assess the strength of relationship between corporate governance and creative accounting. As a conclusion, we are able to describe a medium negative correlation between the two aspects under investigation.

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