What triggers top management turnovers in China?

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2008

Keywords

China, CEO turnovers, Earnings, SOE reform, Leverage

DOI

10.1016/S1815-5669(10)70029-1

Abstract

Studies on management turnover in Chinese companies typically find that turnover decisions are associated with companies' accounting performance. Using a sample of Chinese company turnovers during 2000–2003, we disaggregate their net-earnings into core, recurring non-core, and other non-recurring components. Analyzing these earnings components, we show that turnover decisions for government firms are related negatively only to recurring earnings which consist of operating, administrative and financial expenses. Leverage also plays a significant role suggesting the concern that high debt levels may reduce the impacts of the Chinese SOE reforms. However, turnovers in private firms are associated with poor core earnings, a result similar with profit-maximizing firms in developed economies.

Source Publication

Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics

Volume Number

4

Issue Number

1

First Page

50

Last Page

87

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