Abstract
This paper examines chaebol firms’ overinvestment practices before and after a financial crisis in Korea. In comparison to non-chaebol firms, chaebol firms significantly reduced overinvestment after the Asian financial crisis. Also, chaebol firms were less inclined to engage in earnings management for overinvestment after the financial crisis. The results suggest that governance and financial reforms focusing on chaebol firms and emphasizing long-term firm value after the crisis discouraged chaebol firms’ overinvestment practices, bringing about a sharp rebound in their business performance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-111 |
Number of pages | 37 |
Journal | Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 2 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 City University of Hong Kong and National Taiwan University.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Accounting
- Finance
- Economics and Econometrics