Real earnings management and capital structure: Does environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance matter?

Y Adeneye, I Kammoun - Cogent Business & Management, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the impact of real earnings management (REM) on the capital structure
of listed firms across ASEAN countries using the fixed effects panel data estimator for the …

The moderator role of corporate governance on capital structure-performance nexus: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

I Bawuah - Cogent Business & Management, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the moderator role of the corporate governance (CG) mechanism
(board size, board independence, board gender diversity, board meetings, board ownership …

Capital structure and earnings management: evidence from Saudi Arabia

A Alsaadi - International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine how capital structure influences earnings management
for firms in the Saudi market, which is influenced by an Islamic environment that discourages …

Capital structure and earnings management: evidence from Pakistan

A Naz, NA Sheikh - International Journal of Accounting & Information …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether capital structure affects accruals
and real earnings management (AEM and REM) of nonfinancial firms listed on Pakistan …

Mixed ownership reforms and the transparency of nonstate‐owned enterprises: Evidence from China

Y Zhao, J Mao - Managerial and Decision Economics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper takes Chinese Shanghai and Shenzhen A‐share nonstate‐owned listed
companies from 2008 to 2019 as samples to study the impact and mechanism of state …

Financial reporting quality impact on the firms' capital structure

I Lisboa, M Costa, C Reis - Review of Accounting and Finance, 2025 - emerald.com
Purpose Most research suggests that capital structure is influenced by two elements: the
firms' internal and external characteristics. This study aims to add knowledge to the literature …

Does nationality and gender of the board members influence corporate governance compliance? Evidence from selected Sub-Saharan Africa countries

GH Munisi - SN Business & Economics, 2023 - Springer
This study examines the relationship between board diversity and corporate governance
compliance in the firms listed in stock exchanges of the selected Sub-Saharan Africa …

Impacts of earnings management and institutional-financial development on capital structure choice in Latin-American markets

JA Muñoz Mendoza, SM Sepúlveda Yelpo… - … Markets Finance and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We analyzed the effects of accruals-based earnings management practices and institutional-
financial qualities of countries on the financing policy of Latin American companies. We …

Does corporate governance moderate the impact of earnings management on capital structure of the listed corporations on Palestine and Amman Bourses

SA Abualhassan, AI Nour, S Atout, Z Daraghma… - Discover …, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this research is to investigate the moderating role of corporate governance
on the relationship between earnings management and debt level in capital structure. The …

Capital structure analysis–theories and determinants validation based on evidence from the Czech republic

J Heckenbergerová, I Honková - 2023 - otik.uk.zcu.cz
The optimal capital structure is a key precondition for business, even though the task of
defining the optimal capital structure can be difficult. Previous studies present many different …