Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differential effects of institutional non‐blockholders (NONB) and active institutional blockholders (ACTB) on earnings management behavior, as measured by discretionary accruals. Design/methodology/approach – This paper also proposes...

Purpose – In response to recent concerns on earnings quality and a firm's fundamental performance, the purpose of this paper is to re‐examine salient questions under accrual accounting: how earnings quality affects the role of earnings and operating cash flows in a firm's valuation....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differential effects of institutional non-blockholders (NONB) and active institutional blockholders (ACTB) on earnings management behavior, as measured by discretionary accruals. Design/methodology/approach – This paper also proposes that...

Purpose – In response to recent concerns on earnings quality and a firm's fundamental performance, the purpose of this paper is to re-examine salient questions under accrual accounting: how earnings quality affects the role of earnings and operating cash flows in a firm's valuation....