Hendra Wijaya
Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Jl. Dinoyo No.42-44, Surabaya, 60265

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

Female in board and earnings management: Evidence in Indonesia non-financial firms Sofian Sofian; S, Patricia Febrina Dwijayanti; Hendra Wijaya
Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan Vol 24, No 4 (2020): October 2020
Publisher : University of Merdeka Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26905/jkdp.v24i4.4230

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of females on the board on earnings management in Indonesia's Non-Financial Firms. Females on the board comprise of females in the board of commissioners, females in the board of directors, and females in the audit committee. This study also breakdown the full sample into small, medium, and large firms. The sample of this study consists of 291 non-financial firms listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange over the period 2015-2017. This study measures earnings management using discretionary accruals. The data were analyzed using panel data regression. This study found that females in the board of commissioners, females in the board of directors, and females in the audit committee do not affect earnings management. This study also found that females in the board of directors in small firms have a positive effect on earnings management and have a negative effect on medium firms. This study contributes to the role of females in corporate governance in Indonesia's non-financial firms to reduce earnings management. JEL Classification: G34, M41DOI: https://doi.org/10.26905/jkdp.v24i4.4230