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Board independence tenure and real earnings management: accretive share buyback activities in Malaysia

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  • Abdulsalam Alquhaif
  • Bakr Al-Gamrh
  • Rohaida Abdul Latif
  • Sitraselvi Chandren

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This study examines the impact of tenure in independent directors and audit committees on accretive share buybacks for real earnings management. Taking a sample of 601 non-financial firms listed on Bursa Malaysia from 2010 to 2015, we use a tobit model to test our hypotheses, where real earnings management is proxied by accretive share buyback. We find a significant effect of the tenure of outside directors on accretive share buyback. Firms with long-serving independent board directors are more likely to undertake real earnings management through accretive share buyback. Evidence is also found that firms with audit committees including long-serving members are more likely to engage in share buyback to maximise reported earnings per share (EPS) for earnings management. Finally, a high percentage of independent directors on audit committees restrain managers from utilising accretive share buyback to manage reported EPS.

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  • Abdulsalam Alquhaif & Bakr Al-Gamrh & Rohaida Abdul Latif & Sitraselvi Chandren, 2021. "Board independence tenure and real earnings management: accretive share buyback activities in Malaysia," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(3), pages 266-284.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:15:y:2021:i:3:p:266-284
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    1. Hasan Mohamad Bamahros & Abdulsalam Alquhaif & Ameen Qasem & Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin & Murad Thomran & Shaker Dahan Al-Duais & Siti Norwahida Shukeri & Hytham M. A. Khojally, 2022. "Corporate Governance Mechanisms and ESG Reporting: Evidence from the Saudi Stock Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-20, May.
    2. Ameen Qasem & Shaker Dahan AL-Duais & Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin & Hasan Mohamad Bamahros & Abdulsalam Alquhaif & Murad Thomran, 2022. "Institutional Ownership Types and ESG Reporting: The Case of Saudi Listed Firms," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-23, September.
    3. Shaker Dahan AL-Duais & Ameen Qasem & Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin & Hasan Mohamad Bamahros & Murad Thomran & Abdulsalam Alquhaif, 2021. "CEO Characteristics, Family Ownership and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: The Case of Saudi Arabia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-21, November.

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