Zhao, X, Yang, D, Li, Z et al. (1 more author) (2021) Multiple Large Shareholders and Corporate Fraud: Evidence from China. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 15 (1). 9. ISSN 1673-7431
Abstract
This study tests the effect of multiple large shareholders on the level of corporate fraud using the data of Chinese listed companies from 2010 to 2018. We find lower probabilities and lower corporate fraud frequencies when there are multiple large shareholders in Chinese listed companies, indicating that their presence plays a supervisory role in internal governance. These results persist after we control for endogeneity. Moreover, the effect of multiple large shareholders on corporate fraud is strengthened with the separation of control right and cash flow right. Further analyses reveal that companies with multiple large shareholders experience considerably reduced information disclosure fraud but no reduction in operating or leader frauds. Additionally, information asymmetry and the capital occupation of controlling shareholders both play a mediating role in the relationship between multiple large shareholders and the level of corporate fraud. This study enriches the literature on the determinants of corporate fraud and the effects of multiple large shareholders. Our findings also provide implications for companies and regulators regarding ways to reduce fraud.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s). 2021. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Multiple large shareholders, Corporate fraud, Separation of control right and cash flow right, Information asymmetry, Capital occupation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Apr 2021 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SpringerOpen |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s11782-021-00106-9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172711 |