Earnings quality research: Advances, challenges and future research

被引:93
作者
DeFond, Mark L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
关键词
Earnings quality; Earnings management; Abnormal accruals; Proxies; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; INDEPENDENT AUDITORS; INTERNAL CONTROL; ACCRUALS; MANAGEMENT; MARKET; INCENTIVES; INCOME; CONSERVATISM; STANDARDS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jacceco.2010.10.004
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This discussion makes several observations regarding the earnings quality research reviewed in Dechow, Ge and Schrand (2010) (DGS). I discuss some of the factors that led to the large growth in the earnings quality literature over the past two decades, and note a few of the important contributions from this literature. I also present what I view as several major challenges the literature faces as well as some avenues for future research. In addition, I discuss the difficulties in evaluating such a diverse body of literature, and comment on DGS's major conclusions. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:402 / 409
页数:8
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