The Accounting Journal of Binaniaga
Vol 5, No 01 (2020): June 2020

Moderating effect of profitability on intellectual capital and real earnings management

Sistya Rachmawati (Department of Accounting, Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia.)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2020

Abstract

This study aims to determine (1) Effect of intellectual capital, on real earnings management (2) Effect of capital employed efficiency (CEE) on real earnings management (3) Effect of structural capital efficiency (SCE) on real earnings management (4) Effect of human capital efficiency (HCE) on real earnings management (5) Profitability as a moderating variable can strengthen the effect of intellectual capital on real earnings management. Sample collection was carried out using purposive sampling and produced a sample of 80 companies during the 20152017 period which was 240 companies. The analytical tool used is multiple linear regression with the Fixed Effect method. The results of the study show that intellectual capital has a negative effect on real earnings management. Neither can profitability strengthen the effect of intellectual capital on real earnings management. Whereas the control variable which has a significant influence on real earnings management is earnings growth. Keywords: Real Earnings Management, Profitability, Intellectual Capital

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Abbrev

Accounting

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

The Accounting Journal of Binaniaga (Acc. J. Binaniaga) is an international peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on the fields of management fields such as Office Management, Production Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management, Personnel Management, Strategy Management ...