PRAKTIK TATA KELOLA PERUSAHAAN (CORPORATE GOVERNANCE) DAN USEFULNESS INFORMASI AKUNTANSI (Telaah Teoritis Dan Empiris)

Accounting researchs on corporate governance and earnings management refers to the positive accounting theory and agency theory. Most of the result empirical studies showed that implementing of good corporate governance (GCG) negatively affect to earnings management. Excessive earnings management practices will affect the credibility of the financial statements in the user’s perception namely investors, creditors and other stakeholders. Corporate governance and earnings management associated with behavioral problems, therefore qualitative research method as an alternative to explore further of the behavioral problems.