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Gestion des résultats, seuils comptables et gouvernance d’entreprise : le cas des sociétés françaises - Earnings Management, Accounting Thresholds and Corporate Governance: The Case of French Firms

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  • Badreddine Hamdi

    (Université de Bourgogne)

  • Tarek Mejri

    (Université Paris 13)

  • Sameh Haloua

Abstract

(VF)L’objet de ce papier est de s’interroger sur l'influence des mécanismes de gouvernance sur la gestion des résultats par les seuils. À partir d’une étude menée auprès d’un échantillon de 214 sociétés appartenant à l’indice CAC All Tradable (ancien SBF 250) sur la période 2005-2014, notre analyse empirique montre que certaines entreprises françaises cotées tendent à gérer leurs résultats pour éviter la perte et la baisse du résultat et pour atteindre les prévisions des analystes financiers. Cette étude montre également que la gestion des résultats est affectée par la structure de propriété. En outre, nos résultats mettent en évidence que la gestion des résultats par les seuils est influencée par l’activité et l’indépendance du comité d’audit ainsi que par l’indépendance du conseil d’administration. (VA) The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of governance mechanisms on the earnings management to exceed thresholds. Using a sample of 214 French companies listed on the CAC All Tradable index (former SBF 250) for the 2005-2014 period, we find that some French firms tend to manage earnings in order to avoid losses, decreases in earnings and earnings below the forecasts of analysts. We also find evidence that earnings management to exceed thresholds is affected by the structure of the ownership. Furthermore, our results show that, the level of earnings management is affected by the independence and the activity of the audit committee and by the independence of the board of directors.

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  • Badreddine Hamdi & Tarek Mejri & Sameh Haloua, 2018. "Gestion des résultats, seuils comptables et gouvernance d’entreprise : le cas des sociétés françaises - Earnings Management, Accounting Thresholds and Corporate Governance: The Case of French Firms," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 21(3), pages 51-77, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:dij:revfcs:v:21:y:2018:i:7:p:51-77.
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    Keywords

    gestion des résultats; seuils comptables; gouvernance d’entreprise; prévisions des analystes; earnings management; accounting thresholds; corporate governance; analysts’ earnings forecasts.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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