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Integrated Research on Theory and Archival Study for Earnings Management and Accounting Fraud

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K02000
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07100:Accounting-related
Research InstitutionBunkyo Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

Nakashima Masumi  文京学院大学, 経営学部, 教授 (90249219)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords経営者倫理観 / 利益の質 / 印象管理理論 / テキスト分析 / 不正検出 / ナラティブ情報 / 難解化仮説 / 不正のトライアングル理論 / 経営者意識 / トーン / 会計不正 / CEOレター / 誠実性の原則 / 印象管理 / 財務ファンダメンタルズ / MD&A情報 / 裁量行動 / ガバナンス / テキスト・マイニング分析 / アーカイバル分析 / サーベイ調査 / 経営者の裁量行動 / 経営者倫理 / 不正のトライアングル
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、会計情報だけではなく、非財務情報を用いて会計不正予測研究を構築してきた。それは、会計不正の予測が投資者、監査人、規制当局の各契約支援機能の目的達成に有用であるとともに、企業側に対しては会計不正関与の牽制として働くと考えたためである。しかしながら、アーカイバル研究には制約があり、実際の経営者意識を引き出して会計不正を究明する必要があると思い至った。そこで、本研究では、サーベイ調査回答結果に依拠して経営者意識を算出し、その数値化された経営者意識がどのように会計情報に影響を受け、結果としてMD&A情報にどのように反映されていくのか検証し、会計不正発生のメカニズムを解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study explores whether managerial ethical values and incentives/pressures affect perceived earnings quality through structural equation modeling based on the responses by chief financial officers of public firms in Japan. This study develops the research framework applying the Theory of Planned Behavior aided by the Upper Echelon Theory and the Fraud Triangle Theory to explain a manager’s earnings management intentions and behavior.
My findings are the following: perceived managerial ethical values have a significant and positive effect on perceived earnings quality and that perceived incentives/pressures have a significant negative influence on perceived earnings quality. Since incentives/pressures suppress management to improve quality of earnings, individuals with higher ethical values should be appointed as managers and fostering ethical environment is promoted by strengthening accounting standards.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、経営者が会計不正に関与するまでの心理や、正当化ファクターと会計不正や財務報告の質との因果関係については分析することが困難であったが、本研究は、会計不正の発生原因、再発防止策という学術的問題を解決するため、サーベイ調査とアーカイバル分析とを融合させ、現実の経営者の心理や行動を数値化し、不正理論と関連づけた因果関係を解明することができた。
また、これまでのナラティブ情報研究は、難解化仮説を検定する印象管理理論に基づいて蓄積されてきたが、本研究は、コミュニ―ション的行為理論に依拠して不正企業および非不正企業のナラティブ情報と財務ファンダメンタルズとの関係性を提示することができた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 16 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Accounting Fraud Detection through a Text-Mining Analysis Evidence from Construction and Retail in Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yuka Nose, Hiromi Ujiie, and Shota Yoshida
    • Journal Title

      経営論集

      Volume: 31 (1) Pages: 117-136

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Fraud Detection by Focusing on Readability Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yoshitaka Hirose, and Hirohisa Hirai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting

      Volume: July-December

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Can the Fraud Triangle Explain Fraudulent Financial Statements? Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting

      Volume: 13(1) Pages: 1-35

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Can the Fraud Triangle Explain Fraudulent Financial Statements? Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Journal Title

      Jounal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting

      Volume: 13:1 Pages: 198-232

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Are There Common Innate Characteristics in Fraud Firms? Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima and David A. Ziebart
    • Journal Title

      Bunkyo Managment Journal

      Volume: 29 Pages: 103-119

    • NAID

      40022263450

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Survey Research on Earnings Quality: evidence from Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Journal Title

      Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

      Volume: 22 Pages: 99-131

    • DOI

      10.1108/s1574-076520190000022007

    • ISBN
      9781789733709, 9781789733693
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does the Tone of the CEO Letter Comply with the Sincerity Principles? Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2022 Forensic Accounting Conference of American Accounting Association オンライン
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Can Text-Mining Analysis Detect Accounting Fraud? : Evidence from Construction and Retail in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yuka Nose, Hiromi Ujiie, and Shota Yoshida
    • Organizer
      The Eighth International Conference of the JIAR (Journal of International Accounting Research)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fraud Detection Method by a Text Analysis of CEO Letters in the Perspective of Obfuscation Hypothesis: Evidence from Japanese Firms Listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange2021

    • Author(s)
      中島真澄
    • Organizer
      一橋大学大学院経済学研究科招待講演
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] What are the Determinants of Earnings Management?: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      25th Annual Ethics Symposium of American Accounting Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fraud Detection Method by a Text Analysis of CEO Letters Perspective of Obfuscation Hypothesis: Evidence from Japanese Firms Listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      第38回年次大会日本経済会計学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Application of Team-Based Learnings as Active Learning Styles into Seminar Courses in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yuka Nose, Hiromi Ujiie, and Shota Yoshida
    • Organizer
      Faculty-Student Collaborations in Accounting(FASTCA-21) of American Accounting Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Determinants of Perceived Earnings Quality in Perspective of Theory of Planned Behavior and the Upper Echelon: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2021 Annual Meeting of American Accounting Association (AAA)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Tone in Narrative Disclosures and Financial Fundamentals: Evidence from Japanese Firms Listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      第80回全国大会日本会計研究学会(九州大学)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fraud Detection Method by a Text Analysis of CEO Letters in the Perspective of Obfuscation Hypothesis: Evidence from Japanese Firms Listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2021 Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Determinants of Perceived Earnings Quality in Perspective of Theory of Planned Behavior and the Upper Echelon: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2021 Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Determinants of Perceived Earnings quality in Perspective of Theory of Planned Behavior and the Upper Echelon: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2021 Forensic Accounting Conference of American Accounting Association オンライン
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Covariance Structure Analysis for Fraudulent Reporting: Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2020 Annual Meeting of American Accounting Association (Atlanta, GA)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What are the Determinants of Earnings Management for Misrepresentation?: Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2020 Haskell & White Corporate Reporting and Governance Academic Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What are the Factors Affecting Earnings Management to Misrepresent Earnings for Public Firms in Japan? Through a Covariance Structure Analysis2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2020年度日本会計研究学会 年次大会 (北海道大学・北星学院大学)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Relationship between Perceived Managerial Ethical Value and Earnings Quality: Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      2020 Annual Meeting of Taiwan Accounting Association (台湾国立大学)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Are There Associations between Fraud Occurrence and Governance Mechanisms? Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      David A. Ziebart and Masumi Nakashima,
    • Organizer
      2020 American Accounting Association, Forensic Accounting Research Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Covariance Structure Analysis for Fraudulent Reporting: Evidence from Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima,
    • Organizer
      2020 American Accounting Association,Forensic Accounting Research Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What are the Determinants of Earnings Quality?2019

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      第36回日本ディスクロージャー研究学会(現 日本経済会計学会)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Fraud Prediction Using MD&A Information: Evidence from Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yoshitaka Hirose, and Hirohisa Hirai
    • Organizer
      2019 Annual Meeting of American Accounting Association (San Francisco, CA)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Determinants of Earnings Management for Misrepresentation: Evidence from Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima
    • Organizer
      15th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA2019) (Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Is the Japanese MD&A Information different from English information?: A Comparison between Fraudulent and Non-Fraudulent Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Nakashima, Yoshitaka Hirose, and Hirohisa Hirai
    • Organizer
      15th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA2019) (Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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