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Earnings Management i tider av kris: en kvantitativ studie om pandemins effekt på resultatjusteringar i svenska börnoterade företag
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Earnings Management during times of crisis (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka vilken effekt Covid-19 pandemin har haft på förekomsten av resultatmanipulering i form av earnings management i svenska företag registrerade på Nasdaq OMX Stockholm. Tidigare forskning visar att olika typer av kriser kan förändra förekomsten av earnings management. Studien använder sig av den modifierade Jonesmodellen för att detektera earnings management genom att mäta diskretionära periodiseringarna. Perioden som undersöks är åren 2019–2020 och urvalet består av 160 företag. Resultatet indikerar att det finns en signifikant skillnad i användandet av earnings management mellan år 2019 (före pandemin) och 2020 (under pandemin). För att fastställa att pandemin är en förklarande faktor till förändringen av earnings management utförs en multipel regressionsanalys. Regressionsanalysens resultat visar att pandemin har haft en signifikant påverkan på förekomsten av earnings management. De justeringar som påvisats är av negativ karaktär vilket innebär att företag redovisade lägre siffror i de finansiella rapporterna under 2020. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of earnings management in Swedish companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm. Previous research shows that different types of crises can change the existence of earnings management. The study uses the modified Jones model to detect earnings management by measuring the discretionary accruals. The period examined is the years 2019–2020 and the sample consists of 160 companies. The results indicate that there is a significant difference in the use of earnings management between 2019 (before the pandemic) and 2020 (during the pandemic). To establish that the pandemic is an explanatory variable to the change in earnings management, a multiple regression analysis is performed in which it was determined that the pandemic had a significant impact on the prevalence of earnings management. The adjustments made are of a negative nature, which means that companies reported lower earnings in their financial statements during 2020. This bachelor thesis is written in Swedish. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022.
Keywords [en]
Earnings management, discretionary accruals, the modified Jones model, crisis, pandemic.
Keywords [sv]
Resultatmanipulering, diskretionära periodiseringar, den modifierade Jonesmodellen, kris, pandemi.
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28213OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-28213DiVA, id: diva2:1681287
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Business Administration
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Available from: 2022-07-06 Created: 2022-07-06 Last updated: 2022-07-06Bibliographically approved

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