What is the relationship between executive compensation incentive and earnings management in Listed Companies in China?
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This study investigates the impact of executive compensation incentive on earnings management in Chinese listed companies. From the perspectives of the principal–agent, asymmetric information, and incentive theories, this study examines Chinese A-share, main board-listed companies from 2015 to 2019 for the impact of executive compensation incentive on corporate earnings management, using a multiple linear regression method. The results show that executive monetary compensation has a negative effect on the level of accrual-based earnings management and real earnings management, indicating that executive monetary compensation has an incentive effect and reduces earnings management behavior. However, the executive shareholding ratio has a positive impact on accrual-based earnings management but no significant impact on real earnings management, indicating that equity incentives only affect accrual-based earnings management. The study’s findings enrich the related theories of executive compensation and earnings management and provide useful insights for investors and policymakers of listed companies.
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This study investigates the impact of executive compensation incentive on earnings management in Chinese listed companies. From the perspectives of the principal–agent, asymmetric information, and incentive theories, this study examines Chinese A-share, main board-listed companies from 2015 to 2019 for the impact of executive compensation incentive on corporate earnings management, using a multiple linear regression method. The results show that executive monetary compensation has a negative effect on the level of accrual-based earnings management and real earnings management, indicating that executive monetary compensation has an incentive effect and reduces earnings management behavior. However, the executive shareholding ratio has a positive impact on accrual-based earnings management but no significant impact on real earnings management, indicating that equity incentives only affect accrual-based earnings management. The study’s findings enrich the related theories of executive compensation and earnings management and provide useful insights for investors and policymakers of listed companies.
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