The power and overconfidence of managers and fraudulent reporting

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between strength and overconfidence of managers and fraudulent reporting in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Research in terms of applied purpose and research method is descriptive-accounting regression and based on real information in companies' financial statements. In this study, the power of the manager was identified using the criteria of board independence, dual duties of the CEO and tenure and overconfidence using the two criteria of investment costs and over-investment. Multivariate regression was used to test the hypotheses. The study sample is 122 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange for the periods 1394 to 1398, which were tested using the integrated data method. However, a significant relationship was observed between managers' overconfidence and fraudulent reporting.