Cloud ERP Systems: Driving Quality in Financial Reporting Through Discretionary Accrual Reduction
摘要
This paper aims to examine the effect of the Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (C-ERP) system on accrual-based earnings management, measured by the absolute value of discretionary accruals (ABSDA). The current research employs the matched-pair approach alongside robust standard errors within a random-effects model to draw conclusions. Using a sample of 56 service and manufacturing companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) for the period 2019–2022, the findings reveal a significant and negative association between C-ERP and accrual-based earnings management. The findings demonstrate that cutting-edge technologies such as the C-ERP system can be an effective mechanism in decreasing the use of ABSDA, which enhances financial reporting quality. This paper is among the first to analyze the influence of the C-ERP system on earnings management practices in the literature.