在实际收益管理之后,管理层的道德掩饰行为:对管理层诚信承诺的分析
1Economic School of Changzhou University, China.
Heliyon
|October 21, 2024
概括
在收入管理之后,高管们使用道德伪装,强调诚信来掩盖行动. 这种行为加剧了信息不对称和道德压力,显示出对外观的偏好,而不是真正的道德改进.
科学领域:
- 会计会计会计会计会计会计会计会计会计
- 行为金融是行为金融.
- 公司治理 公司治理
背景情况:
- 真正的收益管理是上市公司中普遍存在的做法.
- 了解管理层对负面道德情绪的反应对于公司治理至关重要.
- 财务报告和道德信号之间的相互作用需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查真实收益管理与管理层诚信承诺之间的关系.
- 调查信息不对称性和道德压力在这种关系中的作用.
- 分析这种行为对企业社会责任和代理成本的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用上海和深证券交易所A股上市公司的数据 (2007-2021年).
- 雇佣了管理讨论和分析 (MD&A) 部分的内容分析,用于完整性信号.
- 进行回归分析,以测试有关信息不对称性,道德压力,企业社会责任和代理成本的假设.
主要成果:
- 参与真正的收益管理的公司随后在MD&A中增加了对诚信的重视,这表明道德伪装.
- 这种伪装效应被更高的信息不对称性和增加的道德压力所放大.
- 没有观察到慈善捐款或企业社会责任 (CSR) 绩效的显著改善;经营成本仍然很高.
结论:
- 管理层使用道德伪装作为一种应对机制,以应对收入管理产生的负面道德情绪.
- 这些发现表明,人们更喜欢象征性的完整性,而不是实质性的道德改进.
- 该研究提供了关于在道德审查下执行决策的见解,并对监管监督产生了影响.
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