Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry

Objective: Management earnings forecasts are one of the mechanisms by which management provides information about the future of the profitability status of the company. This study aimed to examine the effect of bias in management earnings forecasts on investment behavior of the firm and information...

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Autores principales: Hamed Rezazadeh, Asgar Pakmaram, Jamal Bahri Sales, Rasoul Abdi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0581dddc3b454396a0e573d53d88635d2021-11-04T19:56:10ZEffect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry2008-89142476-292X10.22103/jak.2020.14218.3007https://doaj.org/article/0581dddc3b454396a0e573d53d88635d2020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_2516_614a87c50d8daea8ac9c93914a72b0fd.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2008-8914https://doaj.org/toc/2476-292XObjective: Management earnings forecasts are one of the mechanisms by which management provides information about the future of the profitability status of the company. This study aimed to examine the effect of bias in management earnings forecasts on investment behavior of the firm and information asymmetry of the companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange, TSE.    Method: This study is applied in terms of purpose and correlation in nature. To achieve the aim of this study, a sample of 155 companies listed in the TSE was selected between 2006 and 2017, using a systematic random sampling method. The relationships between variables were determined by multivariate regression. Results: Study findings indicated that the bias in management earnings forecasts has a negative effect on the investment behavior of the firm. Conclusion: Managers usually report earnings forecasts with bias and hide the inefficiency of investments to protect their own interests and the comfort of actual investors and other stakeholders.Hamed RezazadehAsgar PakmaramJamal Bahri SalesRasoul AbdiShahid Bahonar University of Kermanarticlemanagement earnings forecastsinvestment behavior of firminformation asymmetryAccounting. BookkeepingHF5601-5689FAمجله دانش حسابداری, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 139-167 (2020)
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topic management earnings forecasts
investment behavior of firm
information asymmetry
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
spellingShingle management earnings forecasts
investment behavior of firm
information asymmetry
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
Hamed Rezazadeh
Asgar Pakmaram
Jamal Bahri Sales
Rasoul Abdi
Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
description Objective: Management earnings forecasts are one of the mechanisms by which management provides information about the future of the profitability status of the company. This study aimed to examine the effect of bias in management earnings forecasts on investment behavior of the firm and information asymmetry of the companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange, TSE.    Method: This study is applied in terms of purpose and correlation in nature. To achieve the aim of this study, a sample of 155 companies listed in the TSE was selected between 2006 and 2017, using a systematic random sampling method. The relationships between variables were determined by multivariate regression. Results: Study findings indicated that the bias in management earnings forecasts has a negative effect on the investment behavior of the firm. Conclusion: Managers usually report earnings forecasts with bias and hide the inefficiency of investments to protect their own interests and the comfort of actual investors and other stakeholders.
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author Hamed Rezazadeh
Asgar Pakmaram
Jamal Bahri Sales
Rasoul Abdi
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Asgar Pakmaram
Jamal Bahri Sales
Rasoul Abdi
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title Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
title_short Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
title_full Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
title_fullStr Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Bias in Management Earnings Forecasts on Investment Behavior of Firm and Information Asymmetry
title_sort effect of bias in management earnings forecasts on investment behavior of firm and information asymmetry
publisher Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/0581dddc3b454396a0e573d53d88635d
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