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Publication date: 1 November 2000

A. Riahi‐Belkauoi and R.D. Picur

Looks at fraud and crime in the accounting world. States that beside the conflict approach there are also the ecological theory, cultural transmission theory, and anomie…

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Looks at fraud and crime in the accounting world. States that beside the conflict approach there are also the ecological theory, cultural transmission theory, and anomie (normlessness or lack of regulation), which can explain deviant behaviour. Gives a framework for fraud in accounting, listing the six points where corporate fraud, white‐collar crime, fraudulent financial reporting and audit failures most often occur. Conclusions given are that greater concern is being shown for business ethics — particularly in the USA.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 26 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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Publication date: 3 April 2018

Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan and Jamal Roudaki

This paper aims to examine the existence of related party transactions (RPTs) in failed financial companies in New Zealand when firms have interlocking directors on the board. We…

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Purpose

This paper aims to examine the existence of related party transactions (RPTs) in failed financial companies in New Zealand when firms have interlocking directors on the board. We also examine the role of auditors in the review of RPTs. We anticipate that inter-company director relationships promote RPTs, while reputable large auditors (i.e. Big4) restrict the practice.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses multivariate analysis to examine the determinants of RPTs. We use an unique, hand-collected database of New Zealand finance companies all of which collapsed during the years 2006-2011.

Findings

Using a sample of 65 firms (including 38 failed finance firms) and 219 firm-year observations, we found that almost half of the failed finance firms were engaged in RPTs. For the failed firms, those that were engaged in RPTs were mostly represented by interlocking directors and were audited by non-Big4 auditors, implying lower monitoring quality may facilitate RPTs. Using a sub-sample, we also found evidence that firms engaged in RPTs were later convicted of questionable accounting and disclosure practices.

Practical implications

This research is beneficial to regulators and audit professionals in understanding the potential for adverse outcomes associated with interlocking directors and undisclosed RPTs. While interlocking directors could enrich the external connections of a firm which might facilitate capital resourcing, this study suggests regulators might encourage firms to disclose RPTs when the firm has higher interlocked directors.

Originality/value

This study is the first to examine the association between RPTs and interlocking directors using a sample of failed finance companies. RPTs and lack of disclosure were widely attributed with being the determinants of corporate failure in the finance sector. However, failed finance firms remain widely under-researched because of a lack of available data. This study circumvent this limitation by using print media and business news portals to collate information on RPTs and interlocking directors. While prior research indicates that weak corporate governance leads to poor accounting practice, using the interlocking board as a proxy for weak corporate governance, this study is the first to substantiate the adverse effect of interlocking boards and undisclosed RPTs with corporate failure.

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Pacific Accounting Review, vol. 30 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0114-0582

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