Company’s Sustainability and Accounting Conservatism: Firms Delisting from KOSDAQ

This paper finds evidence that delisting firms make reported earnings more conservative to avoid litigation risk. Conservatism has been used as one of suitable reporting quality measurements that is separate from discretionary accruals, in that investors can monitor the firm’s contract eff...

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Main Authors: Hyuk Shawn, Yun-wha Kim, Jae-gyung Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/6/1775