The interconnection of corporate governance, accounting and audit to the most efficient operation of a firm
Abstract
The purpose of the current doctoral research is to investigate and analyze the much-discussed earnings management. In particular, corporate governance, country institutional frameworks, the sectoral environment in which firms operate and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards are taken into account in relation to earnings management. The doctoral study consists of three sections, each of which focuses on different factors affecting the phenomenon under consideration. Specifically, the first section presents an extensive literature review of corporate governance mechanisms and how they affect earnings management. Their examination aims to determine the methods by which the phenomenon can be reduced. The characteristics of the board of directors and the audit committee and the corporate ownership structure are analyzed by internal governance mechanisms, and the market factors of corporate control and institutional investors are analyzed by external corporate governance mech ...
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