Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms

This study investigates the determinants of earning quality by using a sample of 354 non-financial listed firms on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) from 2010 to 2023. We contribute to the existing literature by emphasizing the role of accounting conservatism and CEO characteristics on earnings...

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Main Authors: Thy Le-Bao, Vy Nguyen-The-Hoang, Thao Tran-Thanh-Mai, Huyen Ho-Thi-My
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251363004
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description This study investigates the determinants of earning quality by using a sample of 354 non-financial listed firms on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) from 2010 to 2023. We contribute to the existing literature by emphasizing the role of accounting conservatism and CEO characteristics on earnings quality. The empirical evidence indicates that accounting conservatism positively impacts earnings quality. Conservative accounting practices may minimize the manipulative behavior of management, thereby increasing trust in the accuracy and reliability of financial information. Additionally, we found that CEO attributes affect earnings quality in different ways: while the CEO’s duality, gender, income, and tenure have a significant negative relationship with earnings quality, the CEO’s age and ownership have contrasting results. Furthermore, we also discovered that other factors such as a firm’s size, leverage, ROA, loss, and sales growth are positively associated with earnings quality. Our findings are useful references to provide executives, financial managers, and investors with insights into factors that improve firm’s earnings quality.
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spelling doaj-art-392f015ee48f4f8ca12f1554903615ce2025-08-20T03:32:09ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402025-07-011510.1177/21582440251363004Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed FirmsThy Le-Bao0Vy Nguyen-The-Hoang1Thao Tran-Thanh-Mai2Huyen Ho-Thi-My3 Innovation and Sustainability Research Group, Faculty of Finance and Banking, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFaculty of Finance and Banking, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietNamFaculty of Finance and Banking, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietNamFaculty of Finance and Banking, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietNamThis study investigates the determinants of earning quality by using a sample of 354 non-financial listed firms on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) from 2010 to 2023. We contribute to the existing literature by emphasizing the role of accounting conservatism and CEO characteristics on earnings quality. The empirical evidence indicates that accounting conservatism positively impacts earnings quality. Conservative accounting practices may minimize the manipulative behavior of management, thereby increasing trust in the accuracy and reliability of financial information. Additionally, we found that CEO attributes affect earnings quality in different ways: while the CEO’s duality, gender, income, and tenure have a significant negative relationship with earnings quality, the CEO’s age and ownership have contrasting results. Furthermore, we also discovered that other factors such as a firm’s size, leverage, ROA, loss, and sales growth are positively associated with earnings quality. Our findings are useful references to provide executives, financial managers, and investors with insights into factors that improve firm’s earnings quality.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251363004
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title Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms
title_full Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms
title_fullStr Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms
title_full_unstemmed Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms
title_short Accounting Conservatism, CEO Attributes, and Earning Quality: New Insights From Vietnamese Non-financial Listed Firms
title_sort accounting conservatism ceo attributes and earning quality new insights from vietnamese non financial listed firms
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