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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 39-47.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2024.1870

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The Influence of Media Attention on Mangement's Self-interested Financial Restatements: Based on the Comparison between Family and Non-family Firms

Xiaolin Wang1, Wei Jiang2(), Wen Shi1, Cuicui Cheng1   

  1. 1.School of Economics & Management,Shanghai Maritime University,Shanghai 201306,China
    2.Antai College of Economics & Management,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200030,China
  • Received:2024-10-17 Revised:2025-01-22 Online:2026-10-25 Published:2026-10-09
  • Contact: Wei Jiang E-mail:jiangwei@sjtu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Using panel data from Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed firms between 2011 and 2021, the relationship among family firms, media attention, and management's self-interested financial restatements is investigated, employing multiple linear regression models and other empirical methodologies. The results reveal that compared to non-family firms, listed family firms exhibit a higher probability of engaging in management's self-interested financial restatements. Media attention significantly inhibits such financial restatements among listed companies, with online media playing a particularly prominent supervisory role. Online media not only has an inhibitory effect on listed companies but also demonstrates a stronger constraining effect on family firms. In contrast, we find no significant difference in the governance effect of traditional print media between family and non-family firms. Additionally, the degree of equity balance can weaken the positive relationship between family firms and financial restatements. The empirical results indicate that media attention serves as an important external corporate governance mechanism by influencing the information environment of the capital market. The findings not only expand the external governance perspective in family firm research but also provide empirical support for the information dissemination and supervisory effectiveness of online media in the digital economy era. Moreover, they provide valuable insights for improving the governance mechanisms of listed companies.

Key words: family firms, media attention, management's self-interested financial restatements, online media attention

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