Earnings Quality as a link between Corporate Governance Implementation and Firm Performance

This research finds empirical evidence for the role of earnings quality as a mediator between good corporate governance (GCG) mechanisms and firm performance. The sample is 570 data manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019. This research used multiple regression analysis. GCG mechanisms in this study measured by the proportion of independent board of commissioners, audit committee expertise, and frequency of audit committee meetings. The result shows that the proportion of independent board of commissioners and audit committee expertise does not affect earnings quality. On the other hand, institutional ownership and frequency of audit committee meetings affect earnings quality. However, the proportion of independent board of commissioners affects company performance. Institutional ownership, the frequency of audit committee meetings, audit committee expertise in accounting, and earnings quality do not affect company performance. This study provides a basis for investors to see the quality of GCG implementation which is a determinant of earnings quality as an investment consideration.