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- Title
Mandatory Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Quality of Earnings Management.
- Authors
Fan, Qunpeng; Chun, Dongphil; Ban, Qi; Jiang, Yitong; Li, Huiting; Xu, Luyuan
- Abstract
Using the exogenous shock caused by the mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) information disclosure policy in 2008, this paper examines the impact of mandatory CSR information disclosure on the earnings management activities of listed firms in China from the perspective of external corporate regulation based on the Difference-in-Differences (DID) method. The results show that mandatory CSR information disclosure can significantly improve the quality of firms' earnings management. The mechanism analysis shows that the policy's enhancement of the effectiveness of external regulation by regulators and the media played an important role in curbing firms' earnings management activities. The heterogeneity analysis shows that the inhibitory effect of mandatory CSR disclosure policy on firms' earnings management activities is better in firms with lower analyst coverage and lower institutional ownership. The study further extends the mechanism of the impact of mandatory CSR disclosure on firms' earnings management activities, and provides practical guidance on how to improve the quality of firms' earnings management and enhance the efficiency of corporate governance.
- Subjects
CHINA; SOCIAL accounting; EARNINGS management; ENVIRONMENTAL reporting; DISCLOSURE laws; SOCIAL responsibility of business; TOTAL quality management
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 17, p13026
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su151713026