Research Question- Does the introduction of Key Audit Matters (KAMs) increase audit quality and reduce agency cost associated with it? Does the introduction of KAMs decrease Earnings Management (EM) and agency cost associated with it? Motivation- There have been many studies in the past few...

This study basically examined the effects of corporate governance mechanism on earnings management in Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of this study, a total of 40 listed firms in the Nigerian stock exchange market were selected and analyzed for this study using the judgmental sampling...

Research Question - Did Greek listed firms engage in earnings management practices during the initial phase of the 2010's economic crisis? Motivation - Impact of structural attributes of a country along with firms' characteristics on economic entities' accounting policy decisions. Idea - Firms'...

Research Questions - Does the hierarchy of earnings thresholds differ between accounting systems? Does a temporal shift occur in the hierarchy of the earnings thresholds associated with earnings management? Motivation - A number of studies looked into the hierarchy of earnings thresholds based...

Research question- How does the disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) information affect the practice of earnings management (EM) in the Kuwaiti context? Motivation- This research is motivated by the growing emphasis on ESG elements in corporate reporting and governance...

Research Question- To what extent does the disclosure of non-financial information by companies listed on BSE after the adoption of the EU directive lead to a decrease in the use of earnings manipulation techniques? Motivation- In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by...

Research Question- To what extent earnings management operations are used by Romanian entities listed on a regulated market and what is the impact of these operations on the quality of reported financial information? Motivation- The financial statements reported by each entity are intended to...

Research Question - What is the impact of the presence of expert and independent members within the audit committee on earnings management? What is the impact of the presence of expert and independent women on the audit committee on earnings management? Motivation - A number of studies have...

Research Question- Can a bidirectional link be established between earnings management and tax avoidance? Motivation- The relationship between tax avoidance and earnings management has been a subject of significant scholarly interest, yet it remains inconclusive and context-dependent. Idea- This...

Research Question- How do firms behave after significantly missing or exceeding analysts' earnings estimates in terms of managing earnings and avoiding taxes? Motivation- Prior research provides strong evidence suggesting that managers are motivated to perform at or above analysts' expectations...