Open AccessPERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AS A PREDICTOR OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN A CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY: EVIDENCE FROM A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PRE-AND POST INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) ADOPTION IN NIGERIA
Author(s) -
Paul Femi Fashagba,
Abiola Abosede Solanke
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epra international journal of economic and business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-0187
pISSN - 2347-9671
DOI - 10.36713/epra3054
Subject(s) - earnings management , accounting , business , profitability index , international financial reporting standards , market liquidity , proxy (statistics) , earnings response coefficient , earnings , earnings per share , finance , machine learning , computer science
Previous studies have examined the effects of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on earnings management. However, these studies focused attention on the general implications of IFRS adoption on earnings management with no specific focus on the links between performance appraisal and earnings management in the pre and post IFRS era. The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between performance appraisal and earnings management in Pre and Post IFRS period. The dependent variable in the study is earnings management proxy by earnings per share. The independent variable is performance appraisal measured by profitability ratio, liquidity ratio, and debt ratio. Data were extracted from the records of a consumer good company in Nigeria. The multiple regression analysis was applied. Results revealed that in the pre IFRS period in Nigeria, performance appraisal had significant positive effect on earnings management, while it had significant negative effect in the post IFRS period. It is important that company’s management adhere strictly to the provisions of the IFRS guidelines.KEYWORDS: IFRS, earnings management, profitability, liquidity, debt