68887f74-c122-47f6-96fc-5bf51122177520230228074816028wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS2224-28991109-952610.37394/23207http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4016972022123120222010.37394/23207.2023.20https://wseas.com/journals/bae/2023.phpHamzeh FathiAlshareCollege of Management, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), MALAYSIAMohd Rizuan Bin AbdulKadirCollege of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), MALAYSIAKhairul AnuarKamarudinFaculty of Business, University of Wollongong, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATESHasmaizan BintiHassanCollege of Energy Economics and Social Science, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), MALAYSIAThis study investigates the impact of the audit firm size on earnings management by using the CEO compensation as a moderating variable. This study was conducted in service and industrial firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019. 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