A meta-analysis of the relationship between conservatism and comparability with earnings management in Iran

There have been numerous studies on the factors related to earnings management that with contradictory results have been published separately. The purpose of the present study is to examine, analyze and combine the results of previous researches on the relationship between conservatism and comparability with earnings management in Iran. The research population includes all existing research in the area of relationship between conservatism and comparability with earnings management including, including valid articles from 2013 to 2019. The research method is meta-analysis using CMA2 software. The findings of the study indicate that conservatism has no significant relationship with accrual and cash earnings management, but it has a negative and significant relationship with total earnings management. Comparability has a positive and significant relationship with accrual and has a significant negative relationship with cash earnings management. Contribution of findings enriches the literature on earnings management and its related factors and fill existing research gap.