Internal Control and Investment Efficiency: Based on the Moderating Role of Equity Concentration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zixuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Internal Control as a Catalyst for Clean Audit Outcomes in the Local Government: The Moderating Role of Information Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-208
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
It Governance ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
P Value ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Role Of Information

There is a pressing need for effective monitoring of internal control systems to ensure that municipalities improve and sustain audit outcomes. In this context, there is the need for the management of municipalities to monitor the performance and maintenance of the adequate systems of internal controls available. The objective of this study is to examine the moderating role of information technology (IT) system governance in internal control on the achievement of clean audit outcome. The paper applied a quantitative approach with the aid of simple regression analysis. Data analysis was conducted in two phases; the first phase without IT governance and the second phase introduced the IT governance. Results from the analysis showed that the first phase without the IT system governance was insignificantly related to clean audit outcome; but the second phase with the IT system governance showed a p-value of less than 0.01 which shows that the moderating role of IT governance improved the model to be significantly related to clean audit outcome. The practical implication is that the effectiveness of municipal internal control toward an improved audit outcome can be enhanced significantly if information technology system governance is installed and managed efficiently in local municipalities. Future researcher on municipal internal, provincial or national control should include the IT system governance in their research model.

The Moderating Role of Internal Control in Tax Avoidance: Evidence from a COSO-Based Internal Control Index in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanwen Chen ◽  
Daoguang Yang ◽  
Xinmin Zhang ◽  
Nan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Quantile Regressions ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Nonlinear Relation ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Nonlinear Pattern

ABSTRACT We study the role of internal control in tax avoidance by evaluating the efficacy of the COSO framework in tax risk management. First, we use a comprehensive COSO-based index in China that covers a firm's internal control over not only financial reporting, but also operations and compliance. Second, we perform quantile regressions to account for the entire tax avoidance distribution. These two key features enable us to find a nonlinear relation between internal control and tax avoidance, with the former having a moderating effect on the latter. Specifically, we show that internal control quality enhances tax avoidance for under-sheltered firms but curbs tax avoidance for over-sheltered firms. This nonlinear pattern continues to hold when we decompose internal control into its five COSO components. Moreover, the moderating role of internal control in tax avoidance alleviates tax volatility, supporting the accounting firms' recommendation to use COSO-based internal control in tax risk management. JEL Classifications: H26; G32; M42.

scholarly journals Internal Control and SMEs’ Sustainable Growth: The Moderating Role of Multiple Large Shareholders

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangcheng Wang ◽  
Yining Dai ◽  
Yuye Ding
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sensitivity Tests ◽  
Large Shareholders ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face more risks for sustainable growth due to a lack of resources than large firms in emerging economies. Hence, it is more likely for SMEs to look to risk management for survival in turbulent markets. As a tool of risk management, whether internal control indeed has contributions to the sustainable growth of SMEs, particularly conditional on multiple large shareholders, is empirically unexplored. Using a sample of SMEs listed in China, this study examines the relationship between internal control and sustainable growth, and assesses a moderating role of multiple large shareholders. The results show that effective internal control significantly promotes SMEs to achieve sustainable growth, and the effect is moderated by multiple large shareholders, suggesting that the role of internal control is more prominent in SMEs with multiple large shareholders. These results are robust to a battery of sensitivity tests. This study extends the literature by providing empirical evidence on the role of internal control in SMEs’ sustainable growth.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Managerial Overconfidence, Cash Holding, and Investment Efficiency in Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Abdorreza Asadia ◽  
Maryam Oladia ◽  
Mohammad Ghasem Aghela
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Cash Holding ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Managerial Overconfidence ◽  
Moderating Role

Managers’ overconfidence leads to overestimating their ability to manage cash sources. Holding more cash may result in overinvestment in projects and investment inefficiency consequently. The present study aims to investigate the effect of cash holding on investment efficiency with the moderating role of managerial overconfidence in Iranian companies. All listed firms in Tehran Stock Exchange, excluding banks, insurance, pension funds, and financial intermediaries, are included in the research. We have used data from financial statements of 91 companies over the period from 2010 to 2018 and conducted multiple regression models to test the hypotheses based on pooled and panel data set with fixed effects. The results indicate a positive relationship between managerial overconfidence and cash holding. The effect of cash holding on investment efficiency turns out to be significantly negative. Furthermore, managerial overconfidence has a significant moderating effect on the relation of the variables. This study is almost the first one, which has been done in emerging markets, so the study’s findings not only contribute to the existing literature on managerial overconfidence and investment efficiency but also assist policymakers, managers, and investors in making effective decisions.

scholarly journals Earnings Management, Related Party Transactions and Corporate Performance: The Moderating Role of Internal Control

Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Zimon ◽  
Andrea Appolloni ◽  
Hossein Tarighi ◽  
Seyedmohammadali Shahmohammadi ◽  
Ebrahim Daneshpou
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Tobin’S Q ◽  
Corporate Value ◽  
Tobin's Q ◽  
Related Party Transactions ◽  
Q Index ◽  
Moderating Role

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of earnings management (EM) and related party transactions (RPTs) on corporate financial performance in an emerging market, Iran. This paper also aims to examine the moderating role of internal control weakness (ICW) in the relationship between them. The study sample includes 108 Iranian manufacturing companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) between 2013 and 2018, and panel data with random effects are used to test the hypotheses. When an accounting-based measure called ROA is defined as a proxy for corporate performance, the results show that there is a negative association between real earnings management (REM) and corporate financial situation, while accrual-based earnings management (AEM) and firm value are correlated positively. However, when Tobin’s Q index is defined as a proxy for corporate performance, we do not find any significant association between them. Consistent with the tunneling hypothesis or agency theory, our findings confirm RPTs damage corporate value (ROA and Tobin’s Q) because managers probably consider it a mechanism to exploit enterprise resources owing to existing conflictual interests. Moreover, purchase-related party transactions lead to lower ROA, whereas sale-related party transactions and Tobin’s Q are correlated negatively. Moreover, weak internal control has a positive moderating influence on the linkage between AEM and Tobin’s Q index. Finally, we provide robust evidence that there is a positive association between sale growth and institutional owners with ROA and Tobin’s Q, although financial leverage and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have a destructive effect on corporate value.

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