Earnings management during antidumping investigations: Analysis and implications

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-162

  Magnan, Michel ^a   Nadeau, Cathy ^b   Cormier, Denis ^c  

^a Institut National de Commerce   (Canada)

^b XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0033470886     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1999.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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