Does the governance practices reduce the earnings management? Evidences from aversion of earnings loses and decreases

Authors

  • Pedro Guilherme Ribeiro Piccoli Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Alceu Souza Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
  • Wesley Vieira da Silva Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2014v11n22p141

Abstract

The paper evaluated if the practices professed by the highest level of governance in São Paulo Stock Exchange, Brazil, reduces the earnings management. Comparing the histograms of the quarterly earnings of the companies belonging Novo Mercado with the distribution of earnings released by other companies, we conclude that the discretion for avoiding both earnings losses and decreases are more frequent to traditional companies, evidencing that the practices professed by this level of governance diminishes, but don’t avoid this discretion. We also conclude that earnings management are more often employed for avoiding losses than for avoiding earnings decreases. 

Author Biographies

Pedro Guilherme Ribeiro Piccoli, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Doutorando em Administração

Alceu Souza, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração

Wesley Vieira da Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração

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Published

2014-04-08

How to Cite

Piccoli, P. G. R., Souza, A., & Silva, W. V. da. (2014). Does the governance practices reduce the earnings management? Evidences from aversion of earnings loses and decreases. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 11(22), 141–162. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2014v11n22p141

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