This is an outdated version published on 2023-04-28. Read the most recent version.

DOES THE PRESENCE OF WOMEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MITIGATE INCOME SMOOTHING?

AN ANALYSIS OF BRAZILIAN COMPANIES

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51320/rmc.v24i1.1417

Keywords:

Gender, Intentional smoothing of results, Intentional use of equalization reserves

Abstract

We analyzed the influence of the presence of women on the board of directors in the intentional smoothing of results. Our sample consisted of 126 companies that totaled 737 observations, when considering annual information from 2013 to 2018, which were analyzed using panel data regression. We used two income smoothing metrics that were improved by Lang, Lins and Maffett (2012). We found that a third of the analyzed companies do not have any women as a board member in any of the analyzed periods. Furthermore, the average proportion of female members is 9.52%. We also found that the increase in the proportion of female members on the board of directors is not related to intentional income smoothing, but reduces the intentional use of compensation reserves. That is, only when managers carry out the compensation of actions related to management practiced in past periods to reduce the fluctuation in the result of the current period. Our findings contribute to the accounting practice that gender diversity can be a factor that increases the efficiency of the board of directors in monitoring managers for opportunistic practices.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Taise Feltes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Mestra em Contabilidade pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) e Bacharela em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Allison Manoel de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)

Doutorando em Contabilidade pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Mestre em Contabilidade pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) e Bacharel em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)

Suliani Rover, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutora em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Alex Mussoi Ribeiro, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutor em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

Published

2023-04-28

Versions

How to Cite

Feltes, T., Sousa, A. M. de, Rover, S., & Ribeiro, A. M. (2023). DOES THE PRESENCE OF WOMEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MITIGATE INCOME SMOOTHING? AN ANALYSIS OF BRAZILIAN COMPANIES. Revista Mineira De Contabilidade, 24(1), 24–35. https://doi.org/10.51320/rmc.v24i1.1417

Issue

Section

Artigos científicos: