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Earningsmanagementisacommonphenomenoninthecapitalmarket.Accordingtodomesticandoverseasstudies,firms'strongincentivetomanipulateearningsarisefromavoidingreportingannuallosses,andfromstockmarketpressuretomeetanalystexpectations,etc.
Withthedevelopmentoflawandregulationsystem,andtherisingregulatorypressure,firmshaveswitchedfromaccrual-basedtorealearningsmanagementmethods.
Comparedwithaccrual-basedearningsmanagement,realactivitiesmanipulationaccomplishedbynormaloperationalpracticesisrelativelylessrisky,althoughthistwokindsofmethodsdonotviolateaccountingstandards.
Inthestructureofcorporategovernance,CFOservesasastrategymanagergradually.Theaccountingsystemistotallycontrolledbythem,andthecompany'sstrategicdecisionsandexecutionsareaffectedbythem.Inlightofupperechelonstheory,thebackgroundofdifferentCFOshaveanimpactoncompany'sstrategicdecisions.FirmsappointtothepositionofCFOpersonnelwhohastheworkingexperienceofauditor.TheCFO'sspecializedknowledgeoftheaccountingsystemsandpoliciescanenhancehisorherabilitytoensureproperaccountingtreatment.Toinspireconfidencefromtheboardofdirectors,anewCFOneedstoshowsignificantprogressinhisorherearlyappointments.Inthiscircumstance,earningsmanagementcanbecomeawaytomanipulateearnings.Andgivenrealactivitiesmanipulationhasthefeaturessuchasconcealing,lessrisky,theCFO'spriorexperienceasauditorsmayhavesomeimpactonthechoicebetweenrealactivitiesmanipulationandaccrual-basedearningsmanagement.
ToanalyzetheinfluenceofCFO'sworkingexperienceasauditorinthechoicebetweenaccrual-basedearningsmanagementandrealactivitiesearningsmanagement,firmsfrom2002to2011withCFOturnoverareselectedassample.Ididmultipleregressionfrombothhorizontalandverticaldimensions.Inhorizontalanalysis,comparedwiththefirmsthatnewCFOhasnoauditorbackground,firmsthatnewCFOhasauditorbackgroundhaveahighlevelofrealactivitiesearningsmanagement.Inverticalanalysis,thefirmsthatnewCFOshasauditorbackgroundhaveahighlevelofrealactivitiesearningsmanagement,whilethelevelofearningsmanagementdoesnotchangeinthefirmsthatnewCFOhasnoauditorbackground.
Inaddition,Ididmultipleregressionfromtheactualcontrollerperspectiveandtheregulatoryenvironmentperspective.Fromthepointofactualcontroller,IfindthatCFOwithauditorbackgroundhavenoinfluenceonthechoiceofearningsmanagementmethodinthestate-ownedfirms.Ontheotherhand,innon-statefirms,comparedwiththefirmsthatnewCFOhasnoauditorbackground,firmsthatnewCFOhasauditorbackgroundhaveahighlevelofrealactivitiesearningsmanagement.Fromthepointofregulatoryenvironment,IfindthatCFOswithauditorbackgroundhavenoinfluenceintheperiodbeforetheenforcementofnewaccountingstandards.Butaftertheenforcementofnewaccountingstandards,comparedwiththefirmsthatnewCFOhasnoauditorbackground,firmsthatnewCFOhasauditorbackgroundhaveahighlevelofrealactivitiesearningsmanagement.
Therefore,theconclusionofmydissertationisasfollows:comparedwiththefirmsthatnewCFOhasnoauditorbackground,firmsthatnewCFOhasauditorbackgroundhaveahighlevelofrealactivitiesmanipulation.Theconclusionwillbemoreobviousinnon-statefirmsandintheperiodaftertheenforcementofnewaccountingstandards.
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ZhejiangProvinceasanimportantpartofthecountryhascontributedagreatdealofstrengthforthecountry'seconomicconstruction.Thelistedcompaniesonbehalfoflocalbusinessgroupsplayanimportantroleinaddressingemploymentandincreasingtaxrevenue.Seniormanagersareimportanthumanresourcesinacompany,andtheyhaveapivotalroleinthecompany'sdevelopmentofstrategicdecision-making.Itneedstobeexploredfortheeffectofthevariousbackgroundcharacteristicsofexecutivesoflistedcompaniesonthecompanyperformancelevel,andtostudyitmaybetherealityofseniorexecutivesselectionandappointmentforreferencevalue.
Therefore,thepaperfocusesontherelationshipbetweenthebackgroundfeaturesofexecutivesofZhejianglistedcompaniesandenterpriseperformance.
Inthispaper,theresearchisbasedontheupperechelonstheory,socialcapitaltheoryandagencytheory,combinedwithalargenumberofrelevantdocuments,definingthenatureofpropertyrights,theconceptofexecutivebackgroundcharacteristicsandenterpriseperformance.ThelistedcompaniesinZhejiangprovincearedividedintodifferentpartsaccordingtothenatureofpropertyrights,whicharecalledstate-ownedenterprisesandprivateenterprises.Theexecutivebackgroundcharacteristicsaredefinedastheproportionoffemaleexecutives,theageofexecutives,theeducationofexecutives,theproportionofexecutiveshareholdings,andtheseparationcaseofthejobbetweenstakepresidentandgeneralmanager.Thebackgroundfeaturesofstate-ownedandprivateenterprisesexecutivesareanalyzed.
andfinancialconditionfornearlythreeyearsareanalyzedtoo.Inordertobetterreflectthelevelofperformanceobjectivelyandreasonably,webuildacomprehensiveenterpriseperformanceevaluationexpressionsusingthefactoranalysis.Throughdescriptivestatisticalanalysis,correlationanalysisandmultiplelinearregressionanalysis,wehaveexaminedtherelationshipbetweenthebackgroundcharacteristicsofexecutivesoflistedstate-ownedenterprisesandprivateenterprisesinZhejiangProvinceandenterpriseperformance.
Empiricalresearchonthefullsamplebystate-ownedandprivateenterprises,wefoundbothconsistentresults:theproportionoffemaleexecutivesandcorporateperformanceissignificantlynegativelycorrelated,theageofexecutives,theeducationofexecutivesandtheseparationcaseofjobsbetweenthestakepresidentandgeneralmanagerandenterpriseperformancearesignificantlypositivelycorrelated,theproportionofexecutiveshareholdingsandcorporateperformanceisrelatedbutnotsignificant.Althoughtheempiricalresultsofthewholesamplearesame,butthebackgroundcharacteristicsofexecutivesandcorporateperformancemayhaveadifferentrelationshipbetweendifferentperformancelevelsofcompanies.Continuingtostudy,accordingtotheperformancelevelofgoodorder,thestate-ownedenterprisesandprivateenterprisesareevenlydividedintothreegroups:betterperformance,generalperformanceandpoorperformance.Eachgroupareregressedanalysis.Theresultsshow:thedifferentlevelofperformancebetweenthesamenatureofpropertyrightsunderthegroups,theregressionresultsweredifferentforeachgroup,andwiththefullsampleregressionresultsarealsodifferent;andthesamelevelofperformancebetweenthedifferentnatureofpropertyrightsunderthegroups,theregressionresultsaredifferenttoo.Becauseeachperformancelevelofthecompanyhasitsowncharacteristics,maybeitisnotappropriateforothercompaniestochoicethesamepolicywiththebetterperformedcompanywhenselectingandappointingseniorexecutives.Finally,accordingtotheregressionresultsineachgroup,consideringeachcompany'sownperformancelevel,accordingtothecharacteristicsofeachtypeofstate-ownedenterprisesandprivateenterprises,weproposespecificrecommendationsandpointoutthelimitationsofthispaper.
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Withthenon-tradablesharesreformandperfectionofChina'sstockissuingsystem,privateequityplacementshavebecomethemainwayofre-financingofthelistcompany.Privateequityplacementshavebecomethepreferredchoiceforthelistcompanyconsideringre-financingwithstrongoperability,highvalue-addedbenefits,convenientprocedure,lowentrycost,lessexpenditure.?Fromtheperspectiveofenterpriseitself,canberealizedbyattractingstrategicinvestorstopurchaselistedcompanyasawhole;?canalsobyadjustingownershipstructuretoimprovetheeffectivenessofcorporategovernance;?canalsobyrealizingfinancinganddebtintheshorttermtoimprovethecompaniesinfinancialdistress.?Alongwiththeimprovementofourcapitalmarketreform,protectingtheinterestsoftheinvestorshavealsobeenontheschedule,becominganimportantgoalofregulatory.?Admittedly,China'scapitalmarketisnotmatureenough.Inordertofurtheroptimizethestructureofinvestors,governmentsupportingthedevelopmentofinstitutionalinvestorsinChina,alsoattractingforeigninvestorstoentertheChinesemarketgradually.?Therefore,thegovernmentissuedaseriesofsupportingpolicies,encouraginginvestorstoparticipateinthefinancingoftheenterprisefinancingdecisionandtheinternalcontrolmanagement,tostandardizerelateddecision-makingbehaviorofcontrollingshareholdersandcorporateexecutives.?Benefitingfromthesepoliciesandmeasuresissuedtimely,characteristicsofinvestorsincreasinglyhavesignificantinfluenceonthedecision-makingbehaviorofenterprise.?Inrecentyears,domesticmediarevealedpartofequityfinancingoflistedcompaniesencumbered,inadditiontoinvestmentprojectitselflackofsustainedprofitability,thedeviationofjudgmentbymanagementoncharacteristicsofinvestors.?Inthedesignforequityfinancingoflistedcompanies,havetothinkaboutthelikelyimpactofinvestorsfeatures.Onthisbasis,studyonprivateequityplacementsandcharacteristicsofinvestorshaveaprofoundpracticalsignificance.?Since
Gainingknowledgeandexperiencefrompracticecanalsoenrichandperfectthetheoreticalbasisofprivateequityplacement,inadditionto,haveapositiveguidingroletofinancingactivityinourcountrycapitalmarket.
Basedontheasymmetricinformationhypothesis,theprincipal-agenttheory,supervisioneffecthypothesis,defensivehypothesisasthetheoreticalbasisforempiricalresearch,excessiveconcentrationofequitywillgiverisetoactualcontrolshareholdersmanipulatingthepossibilityofcorporategovernance,soastodamagethesmallandmedium-sizedshareholdersprofit.?Coretradeassociationshareholdersarelimitedlyrational.Relatedpartytransactionisatoolfortunneling.Inordertoachievethepersonalinterestsandintroducepassiveinvestors,managementpreventsenteringactiveinvestors.Comparedwithabovethreetypesinvestors,outsideinvestordependsmoreonpublicinformation,canbemoreobjectiveforthecompanytomakepredictions.Therefore,objectsofprivateequityplacementinevitablycontactwithcorporateperformance,andofferingtodifferentinvestorswillbringdifferentinfluencetocorporateperformance.
ThispaperselectedA-sharelistedcompanieswhichapprovedbyCSRCandsuccessfullyissuedfrom2011to2013asempiricalsample.Fromtheperspectiveofinvestorsheterogeneousbeliefs,combinedwithnon-publicannouncementoflistedcompanies,objectsofprivateequityplacementcanbedividedintofourcategories:(1)Onlytheshareholderparticipationincorporategovernance(CGS);(2)Relatedtransactionshareholder(RTS);(3)Director,supervisorsandseniormanagement(DSM);(4)Externalinvestors(OUT)。Abovefourtypesareexplainedvariable.Thispaperfromdebtpayingability,profitability,operatingability,growthabilityandcashflowabilitythisfiveaspects,selectedrepresentativefinancialindicatorstobuildascoremodelaboutcorporateperformance,andthescoreiscalculatedtomeasurethecompany'sperformance,asexplainedvariable.Inadditionto,scaleofcompany,financialleverage,operatingleverageandreturnonstockscanberegardascontrolvariablesinordertotestthepurchaseobjectwiththecompany'soperatingperformanceofmultipleregressionanalysis.Throughthemethodofregressionanalysistoverifythehypothesisisputforward,soastodemonstratethedirectionalissuanceobjectexistsbetweentheinevitablecontactswithcorporateperformance.Throughregressionanalysis,wecandrawtheconclusion:considerparticipatingincorporategovernancewithoutrelatedtransactionsofshareholders,themanagementofthecorebusinessscopeofshareholders,directors,supervisorsandseniormanagementhasadverseeffectonthecorporateperformance.However,fortheoutsideinvestorsunrelateddirectionalissuancehasabeneficialeffectoncorporateperformance.
Paperbasedonthebackgroundofprivaterights,toinformationasymmetryhypothesisandsupervisingthehypothesisanddefensehypothesisasthetheoreticalbasis,whichleadstotheorientationobjectofrightsandcorporateperformancecorrelationresearch,andtoimprovethepublicissuanceofequityfinancingmethods,reducelargeshareholdersandminorityshareholdersproxyconflict,providesawaytoimprovecompanyperformance.