2017-07-01
Institutional ownership stability and real earnings management
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We examine the relationship between institutional ownership stability and real earnings management. Our findings indicate that firms held by more stable institutional owners experience lower real activities manipulation by limiting overproduction. We further examine how the stability in the shareholdings of pressure-sensitive and insensitive institutional investors affect target firms’ use of real earnings management, respectively. Unlike pressure-sensitive institutional investors, the stability in the share ownership of pressure-insensitive institutional investors (i.e., investment advisors, pension funds and endowments) mitigates target firms’ use of real earnings management. Overall, our results are consistent with the view that institutional investors presence acts as a monitor on target firms’ use of real earnings manipulation activities.
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| Keywords | Earnings management, Institutional investors, Institutional ownership persistence, Institutional ownership stability, Real activities manipulations, Real earnings management |
| Persistent URL | dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11156-016-0588-7 |
| Journal | Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting |
| Citation |
Sakaki, H. (Hamid), Jackson, D, & Jory, S. (Surendranath). (2017). Institutional ownership stability and real earnings management. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 49(1), 227–244. doi:10.1007/s11156-016-0588-7
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