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Empirical Research on Discretional Accounting behavior of Japanese Corporate Managers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17530338
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Accounting
Research InstitutionHANNAN UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

OKABE Takayoshi  HANNAN UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Management Information, Professor, 経営情報学部, 教授 (60067676)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Keywordsdiscretional accounting behavior / earnings management / revenue management / pro-forma earnings / comprehensive income / maximum amount of dividend / clean surplus principle / dirty surplus items / ダーティ・サープラス項目 / 会計不正 / 機会主義的会計行動 / ビジネス・スタイル / 収益認識 / 契約コスト
Research Abstract

The most widely used accounting numbers in the market is the bottom line of the income statement published by corporate managers. Under the market situation where investors are strongly interested in earnings changes, corporate managers are tend to manipulate earnings numbers in order to improve the market consequences which are brought about by disclosure of earnings. This type of discretional accounting behavior is called as earnings management.
In the midst of IT babbles in the USA, it was revealed that many dot-com companies inflated their sales revenue amounts by aggressive accounting practices. Accounting tricks used for giving the market an appearance of growing revenue streams include grossed-up, premature revenue recognition, as well as fictitious revenue recognition. Adoption of revenue recognition policy which disallowed by generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP) is known as the revenue management.
In this research project, I survey and analyze the discretional accounting behaviors of Japanese companies from both earnings management and revenue management viewpoints. Prominent aspects of the research findings are followings ; (a) the observed discretional accounting behaviors are theoretically explained as rational management decisions with reference to the agency theory and the contracting cost theory, (b) the observed earnings managements and revenue managements are analyzed in detail by applying the case study methods, (c) extant accounting regulations such as surplus, maximum amount of dividend, and comprehensive income are reexamined in relation to the new corporate act, (d) the discretional behavior research is extend to analysis of pro-forma earnings manipulations and analyst forecast guidance.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2006 2005 Other

All Journal Article (17 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 日本企業の配当余力と会計上の選択2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      実証会計学(中央経済社)

      Pages: 401-418

    • NAID

      40001472204

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 予測される税率変更に対する発生処理額の裁量的調整2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      実証会計学(中央経済社)

      Pages: 419-439

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 包括利益からの離脱と収益費用項目の裁量的分類2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      会計(森山書店) 169巻6号

      Pages: 1-16

    • NAID

      40007318360

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Cores of Contemporary Accounting[Revised Edition]2006

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      (Moriyama Publishing)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 予測される税率変更に対する発生処理額の裁量的調整2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      実証会見学(中央経済社)

      Pages: 419-439

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本のビジネス再生と会計数値のコントロール機能2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      会計(森山書店) 167巻4号

      Pages: 1-22

    • NAID

      40006669252

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 裁量行動としての売上高のグロスドアップ2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      国民経済雑誌(神戸大学) 191巻6号

      Pages: 37-50

    • NAID

      110001195796

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 日本企業のビジネス・スタイルとその収益認識2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Journal Title

      企業会計(中央経済社) 57巻11号

      Pages: 4-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 日本のビジネス再生と会計数値のコントロール機能2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部孝好
    • Journal Title

      会計(森山書店) 167巻4号

      Pages: 1-22

    • NAID

      40006669252

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 裁量行動としての売上高のグロスドアップ2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部孝好
    • Journal Title

      国民経済雑誌(神戸大学) 191巻6号

      Pages: 37-50

    • NAID

      110001195796

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本企業のビジネス・スタイルとその収益認識2005

    • Author(s)
      岡部孝好
    • Journal Title

      企業会計(中央経済社) 57巻11号

      Pages: 4-10

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Restructuring Japanese Business and Control Function of Accounting

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      Kaikei Vol167,No.4

      Pages: 1-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Grossed-up of Sales Revenue as a Discretional Behavior

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      Kokuminkeizaizasshi Vol.191,No.6

      Pages: 37-50

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Business Style and Revenue Recognition of Japanese Firms

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      Kigyoukaikei Vol.57,No.11

      Pages: 4-10

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Limits of Dividend and Accounting Choices of Japanese Firms

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      In Jisyoukaikeigaku(Cyuuoukeizaisya)

      Pages: 401-418

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Expected Tax Rate Changes and Discretional Recognition of Accounting Accruals,

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe, Kazumi Suzuki
    • Journal Title

      In Jisyoukaikeigaku(Cyuoukeizaisya)

      Pages: 419-439

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Departures from Comprehensive Income and Discretional Classification of Earnings

    • Author(s)
      Takayoshi Okabe
    • Journal Title

      Kaikei Vol.169,No.6

      Pages: 1-16

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 最新 会計学のコア[改訂版]2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Total Pages
      292
    • Publisher
      森山書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 最新 会計学のコア〔改訂版〕2006

    • Author(s)
      岡部 孝好
    • Total Pages
      292
    • Publisher
      森山書店
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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