In this study, we aim to examine the effect of company and auditor characteristics on the issuance of going-concern opinions. The study population encompasses all financially distressed manufacturing companies listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange during 2010–2019. The results indicate that the financial condition, incurring loss, audit report delay, and frequency of the board of director meetings significantly influence the issuance of auditors’ going-concern opinions. Company size, auditor size, and other financial ratios such as return on asset, leverage, and liquidity have no significant impact on the going-concern audit opinions. This study contributes to the limited research on going-concern audit opinions in the context of Vietnam. The results also provide a basis for recommendations to both auditors and audit clients on the determinants of going-concern audit opinions.

This paper’s primary goal is to examine the influence of a firm’s capital structures on practices of accrual-based earnings management by doing empirical research covering 51 non-financial Vietnamese listed companies during a period from 2013 to 2022. To estimate accrual-based earnings management practices, the modified Dechow and Dichev (2002) model was mobilized. Then, a regression between earnings management estimated values based on accruals and a group of capital structure variables and control variables that are hypothesized to influence earnings management practices is performed. The feasible generalized least square model is used to address econometric issues. Empirical results reveal that activities for managing accrual-based earnings indicate a considerable adverse influence from institutional ownership. However, other hypothesized variables that are management ownership, ownership concentration, foreign ownership, and leverage do not have a determinant sign as expected. ROA, one of five control factors, has a favorable impact on accrual-based earnings management practices, whereas company size has a negative impact. The study provides useful information to investors and stakeholders for their making investment decisions in Vietnam. The empirical findings are also based for recommendations to control earnings management practices at Vietnamese listed enterprises to enhance accounting information quality, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the Vietnam Stock Exchange.

This study examines the association between corporate attributes and human resource accounting disclosures of non-financial companies listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange. Data were obtained from the annual reports of 80 selected companies for the period 2016–2018. Content analysis was also applied to analyze the extent of human resource disclosures. To determine the level of voluntary disclosures of Vietnamese listed companies, the human resource disclosure index consisting of 32 items was developed. For hypothesis testing, we used panel regression, employing techniques like the pooled-ordinary least squares, fixed effects model, and random effects model to analyze the data. The findings reveal a significant positive relationship among firm size, foreign ownership, and human resource accounting disclosures. However, other variables, including listing age, leverage, and profitability, exhibit no relationship with human resource accounting disclosures. In addition, based on the content analysis results, it can be concluded that human resource accounting disclosures by Vietnamese listed companies are quite low, and there is room for improvement. The study contributes to the limited research on this field in Vietnam. Moreover, the disclosure index constructed in this study may be utilized by local companies as a benchmark to enhance their human resource disclosures in the future.

This article examines the association between ownership of foreign investors and earnings manipulation practices in Vietnamese listed firms. Relying on a sample of 225 non-financial firms listed on the Vietnam Stock Exchange from 2016 to 2022, the study finds a non-linear association. Specifically, when foreign ownership is below a certain threshold, it can mitigate firms' earnings management practices, whereas ownership beyond that threshold encourages firms' earnings management engagements. These findings are in line with the alignment-entrenchment hypothesis, which states that greater ownership of foreign investors provides greater discretion, encouraging them to engage in opportunistic actions that serve their own interests. The findings can be referred to by policymakers when designing investment policies regarding the level of overseas investments in listed firms in Vietnam and can inform other stakeholders when assessing the quality of reported earnings in listed firms.