Institutional Investors and the Short-Term Focus: A Study on the Companies Traded at Bovespa

Authors

  • Melícia da Silva Ferri
  • Rodrigo Oliveira Soares

Keywords:

Institucional Investors, Investment Myopia, Short Term, q de Tobin.

Abstract

Institutional Investors generally are associated with good corporate governance practices since they have high capacity to monitor the company’s management. However, it can be argued (BUSHEE, 1998) that the presence of such investors may be associated with earnings management, seeking short term rather than long term returns. This article aims to investigate links between the presence of institutional investors and the focus of firm’s investments in the short term rather than long-term. It was carried out two statistical tests: a non-parametric (Wilcoxon test) and parametric one (t-test). The firms into the sample are the most liquid firms traded at Bovespa. The main results can not discard the possibility that there are management results, encouraging further studies.

Published

2009-12-21

How to Cite

FERRI, M. da S.; SOARES, R. O. Institutional Investors and the Short-Term Focus: A Study on the Companies Traded at Bovespa. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 20, n. 4, p. 15–30, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/714. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.