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Assistant professor of Accounting, University of Tehran, Iran
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Master of Finance, Parandak Institute of Higher Education, Iran
Abstract
The aim of conducting this study is to examine the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and possibility of fraudly financial reporting by companies. This study is conducted by using a descriptive – correlation method and is an applied study. Population of this study is consisted of all companies listed on Tehran Stock Exchange during the time period of 2009 to 2015 and 114 companies have been studied in stock market during the time period of this study and have been. Research data were extracted from financial statements of companies and was analyzed by using logistic regression model by using panel data method. Research findings indicated that the number of board’s members doesn’t have a significant effect on possibility of fraudulent financial reporting; while, the role of each of corporate indicators of ratio of independent board’s members, size of audit committee, independence of audit committee and performance of internal audit unit was found to be significant in possibility of fraudulent financial reporting. According to research findings, each of the indicators of independence of board’s members, size of audit commitment and performance of internal audit unit have a reverse and independence of audit committee has a reverse effect on possibility of fraudulent financial reports.
Mehrabanpour, M., & Noorizadeh, Z. (2018). The Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and the Likelihood of Fraudulent Financial Reporting. Accounting and Auditing Research, 10(40), 43-58.
MLA
Mohammadreza Mehrabanpour; Zohreh Noorizadeh. "The Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and the Likelihood of Fraudulent Financial Reporting". Accounting and Auditing Research, 10, 40, 2018, 43-58.
HARVARD
Mehrabanpour, M., Noorizadeh, Z. (2018). 'The Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and the Likelihood of Fraudulent Financial Reporting', Accounting and Auditing Research, 10(40), pp. 43-58.
VANCOUVER
Mehrabanpour, M., Noorizadeh, Z. The Relationship between Corporate Governance Mechanisms and the Likelihood of Fraudulent Financial Reporting. Accounting and Auditing Research, 2018; 10(40): 43-58.
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