Beekes, Wendy, Pope, Peter and Young, Steven (2004) The link between earnings timeliness, earnings conservatism and board composition: evidence from the UK. Corporate Governance: an International Review, 12 (1). pp. 47-59. ISSN 1467-8683
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This paper examines the links between accounting quality, proxied by earnings timeliness and conservatism, and the composition of the board of directors. Results indicate that firms with a higher proportion of outside board members are more likely to recognise bad news in earnings on a timely basis. However, firms whose boards comprise a relatively high proportion of outsiders do not display greater reporting conservatism with regard to the recognition of good news. These findings suggest that board composition is an important factor in determining the quality of UK firms' reported earnings with respect to incorporating bad news on a timely basis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(IS... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Divisions: | Accounting |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| JEL classification: | M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M0 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2013 10:46 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53902 |
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