Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam
This study aims to examine effects of sales cost stickiness and administrative cost stickiness on earnings management level. Next, the authors explore whether financial leverage, company size audit firm type and operating cash flow affect the earnings management level of Vietnamese stock exchanges l...
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| description | This study aims to examine effects of sales cost stickiness and administrative cost stickiness on earnings management level. Next, the authors explore whether financial leverage, company size audit firm type and operating cash flow affect the earnings management level of Vietnamese stock exchanges listed companies. The research sample consists of 249 observations (83 companies excluding companies in the banking, finance and insurance sectors) taken from two Vietnamese stock exchanges, HNX and HOSE. For data analysis we use feasible generalized least square regression method. The research results find that sales expense stickiness and administrative cost stickiness, included in the model, have an impact on earnings management level. Sales cost stickiness has a positive impact, while administrative cost stickiness has an impact (negative) on earnings management level. Besides, operating cash flow has an impact on earnings management level, while company size, financial leverage and audit firm type found out with no effect on earnings management level. The results of the study contribute to helping investors, creditors or others have a more comprehensive view of profits and business results of companies so that they will be able to make rational decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b8ddecb2dc744d6aa97253231e95fa722025-08-20T03:35:54ZengFaculty of Law and Economic Sciences University of Zielona GóraManagement2299-193X2021-12-0125220623110.2478/manment-2019-0080Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from VietnamHong Nguyen Thi Phuong0Thao Nguyen Thi Vo1Ph.D., School of Accounting, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city, Ho Chi Minh city, VietnamPh.D., School of Accounting, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city, Ho Chi Minh city, VietnamThis study aims to examine effects of sales cost stickiness and administrative cost stickiness on earnings management level. Next, the authors explore whether financial leverage, company size audit firm type and operating cash flow affect the earnings management level of Vietnamese stock exchanges listed companies. The research sample consists of 249 observations (83 companies excluding companies in the banking, finance and insurance sectors) taken from two Vietnamese stock exchanges, HNX and HOSE. For data analysis we use feasible generalized least square regression method. The research results find that sales expense stickiness and administrative cost stickiness, included in the model, have an impact on earnings management level. Sales cost stickiness has a positive impact, while administrative cost stickiness has an impact (negative) on earnings management level. Besides, operating cash flow has an impact on earnings management level, while company size, financial leverage and audit firm type found out with no effect on earnings management level. The results of the study contribute to helping investors, creditors or others have a more comprehensive view of profits and business results of companies so that they will be able to make rational decisions.https://doi.org/10.2478/manment-2019-0080cost stickinessearnings managementadministrative cost stickinesssales cost stickinessm4m41g32 |
| spellingShingle | Hong Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen Thi Vo Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam Management cost stickiness earnings management administrative cost stickiness sales cost stickiness m4 m41 g32 |
| title | Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam |
| title_full | Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam |
| title_short | Impacts of Sales Expense and Administrative Cost Stickiness on Earnings Management – Empirical Evidence from Vietnam |
| title_sort | impacts of sales expense and administrative cost stickiness on earnings management empirical evidence from vietnam |
| topic | cost stickiness earnings management administrative cost stickiness sales cost stickiness m4 m41 g32 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/manment-2019-0080 |
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