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Dual class ownership structure and real earnings management

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  • Pavinee Manowan
  • Ling Lin

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Dual class firms feature ownership structures where managers possess voting control far in excess of their cash flow rights. One view notes that as managerial control increases, their ability to expropriate minority shareholders increases. Therefore, they may engage in more earnings management in pursuit of their own interest. Another view notes that the concentrated voting rights can reduce the likelihood of managers being displaced in a hostile takeover. Therefore, managers can focus on long-term firm value and have less incentive to manipulate real short-term earnings. Taken together, the impact of dual class ownership structure on earnings management presents an empirical question. The empirical results in this study show that dual class firms on average have lower cash flow from operations when compared to single class firms. However, there is no significant difference in discretionary expenses or production costs between dual class firms and single class firms.

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  • Pavinee Manowan & Ling Lin, 2013. "Dual class ownership structure and real earnings management," International Journal of Accounting and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1), pages 86-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:intjaf:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:86-97
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    1. Mihai CARP & Iuliana Eugenia GEORGESCU, 2019. "The Influence of Audit Opinion on the Degree of Real Earnings Management. The Case of Romanian Listed Companies," The Audit Financiar journal, Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania, vol. 17(156), pages 666-666.
    2. Nizar Raissi & Sahbi Missaoui, 2015. "Role of investor sentiment in financial markets: an explanation by behavioural finance approach," International Journal of Accounting and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(4), pages 362-401.

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