Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The present study investigates the influence of main industrial banks, capital markets, and international audit firms on earnings manipulations in Japan using a sample of firms listed on Japanese stock exchanges. A modified Jones model is used to measure earnings management using discretionary accruals as proxy, and the findings suggest that the main industrial banks continue to play a primary role in Japan’s system of corporate governance. However, global capital markets and international accounting standards may be slowly eroding this influence. This may have significant implications for international investors and policy makers as Japan continues through a protracted economic recession.

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© 2015 North American Business Press. Publisher’s version of record: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1766293257?accountid=28041

Publication Title

Journal of Accounting and Finance

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