Although post-merger integration (PMI) in management control systems (MCSs) is a key determinant of successful corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&As), it has not attracted due academic attention because the existing case studies on PMI is are highly concentrated on integration in terms of...

Purpose This study aims to verify the circumstances under which managing the allowance for uncollectible accounts is used as a tool of earnings management. Design/methodology/approach The authors investigate whether bad debt expense, which is an income statement counterpart of allowance for...