global-journal-of-management-and-business-research-d-accounting-auditing
Global Journal of Management and Business Research - D: Accounting & Auditing
0975-5853
2249-4588
Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated
56738
Audit Quality and Earnings Management of Selected Listed Consumer Goods Firms in Nigeria (2007-2016)
OyebamijiOladejo Abiodun
NIGERIA, Obafemi Awolowo University
15
01
2020
20
D2
19
28
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audit firm size
audit regulation
legal environment
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The study investigated the relationship between audit quality and earnings management among listed consumer goods firms’ in Nigeria. Secondary data were used for the study and the data covered the period between 2008 and 2017. The study employed purposely sampling technique in selecting 15 out of the 22 listed consumer goods firms based on their relative size, financial performance, data availability and accessibility.