This research analyzes the influence of accounting thresholds in earnings management practices. Its contributions are threefold: (1) semantic, (2) methodological and (3) empirical. (1) The research clarifies the terminology and suggests a typology of thresholds. It proposes an additional framework for positive accounting theory by considering psychological explanations and highlighting the importance of managers' anticipations. (2) The study investigates nonparametric models mobilized in previous studies on earnings distributions. It identifies three limits: the estimating for irregularities, the interval width, and the scaling variable. The consequences of these limits are assessed by an empirical study of French listed companies. Findings...
International audienceIn asserting that the number of firms reporting small profits is abnormally hi...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...
This research analyzes the influence of accounting thresholds in earnings management practices. Its ...
International audienceEarnings management and thresholds: are the amounts significant? Threshold stu...
Only few studies focus on earnings management to meet thresholds in France. This lack of interest ha...
International audienceThreshold studies in accounting use non-parametric methods to measure irregula...
International audienceThreshold studies in accounting use non-parametric methods to measure irregula...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of governance mechanisms...
International audienceThere are few studies on earnings thresholds and targets in France. Internatio...
International audienceThis article deals with earnings management to avoid accounting thresholds. It...
International audienceDistributions of disclosed earnings are supposed to be smooth in the absence o...
International audienceAre asymmetry measures relevant to analyze accounting thresholds? Distribution...
International audienceThe study of accounting thresholds requires measuring earnings distribution ir...
International audienceThis article explores the psychological factors which explain discontinuities ...
International audienceIn asserting that the number of firms reporting small profits is abnormally hi...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...
This research analyzes the influence of accounting thresholds in earnings management practices. Its ...
International audienceEarnings management and thresholds: are the amounts significant? Threshold stu...
Only few studies focus on earnings management to meet thresholds in France. This lack of interest ha...
International audienceThreshold studies in accounting use non-parametric methods to measure irregula...
International audienceThreshold studies in accounting use non-parametric methods to measure irregula...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of governance mechanisms...
International audienceThere are few studies on earnings thresholds and targets in France. Internatio...
International audienceThis article deals with earnings management to avoid accounting thresholds. It...
International audienceDistributions of disclosed earnings are supposed to be smooth in the absence o...
International audienceAre asymmetry measures relevant to analyze accounting thresholds? Distribution...
International audienceThe study of accounting thresholds requires measuring earnings distribution ir...
International audienceThis article explores the psychological factors which explain discontinuities ...
International audienceIn asserting that the number of firms reporting small profits is abnormally hi...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...
International audienceThe purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British...