Business Ethics and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from Korea
This study examines the relationship between corporate commitment to business ethics and financial reporting quality. We posit that companies with a higher level of ethical commitment exhibit better quality financial reporting than those with a lower level of ethical commitment. Consistent with our...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 103, Issue: 3, Pages: 403-427 |
| Further subjects: | B
Conservatism
B Corporate governance B Business Ethics B Accruals B financial reporting quality |
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| Summary: | This study examines the relationship between corporate commitment to business ethics and financial reporting quality. We posit that companies with a higher level of ethical commitment exhibit better quality financial reporting than those with a lower level of ethical commitment. Consistent with our prediction, we find that companies with a higher level of ethical commitment are engaged in less earnings management, report earnings more conservatively, and predict future cash flows more accurately than those with a lower level of ethical commitment. We also find that corporate commitment to business ethics has perpetuating effects on future financial reporting quality. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0871-4 |