Efek Mediasi Kesulitan Keuangan dalam Mendeteksi Corporate Fraud di Indonesia

Natalis, Natalis (2022) Efek Mediasi Kesulitan Keuangan dalam Mendeteksi Corporate Fraud di Indonesia. Jurnal Kajian Akuntansi.

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Abstract

This study analyzed the mediating effect of financial distress on the research model of the fraud hexagon effect on corporate fraud. The research model in this study was tested using the multiple regression analysis method using 210 companies data collected from companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2015-2019. The originality of this research is to add financial distress as a mediating variable in explaining the effect of fraud hexagon theory on corporate fraud in Indonesia. The results show empirical evidence that financial distress has a significant positive mediating effect in explaining the effect of stimulus on corporate fraud. Financial distress has a significant negative mediating effect in explaining the effect of collusion, opportunity and rationalization on corporate fraud. Financial distress has also been proven to have no mediation effect in explaining the influence of capability and ego on corporate fraud. The test results prove that high financial achievement targets and political connections have lower the risk of experiencing financial distress. Loose supervision and inconsistent implementation of corporate governance can plunge the company into financial distress. These conditions will eventually encourage companies to commit corporate fraud in order to cover up the financial distress they are experiencing. Keywords: Corporate fraud; Financial distress; Fraud hexagon; F-score; Mediating effect

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