Pengaruh Mekanisme Corporate Governance, Kualitas Auditor Eksternal, dan Likuiditas terhadap Kualitas Laba

: The influence of Corporate Governance Mechanism, External Auditor Quality, and Liquidity on the Quality of Earnings. The purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence of the effect of the application of corporate governance mechanisms consisting of board structure, managerial ownership, institutional ownership, audit committees and independent commissioners on the quality of earnings. This study used a sample of 22 manufacturing companies listed on the Stock Exchange in the period 2007-2011. GLS analysis is used as a data analysis technique in this study. The results showed that the board structure and the proportions of independent commissioner have a positive and significant effect to discretionary accrual (DTAC) or have a negative effect to the earnings quality. The quality of external auditor has a negative and significant effect to DTAC or has a positive effect to the earnings quality. While managerial ownership, institutional ownership, audit committees, and liquidity does not significantly influence the quality of earnings