Cash from operations and earnings management in Korea

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 395-412

  Yoon, Soon Suk ^a   Miller, Gary A ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash from operations; Discretionary accruals; Earnings management; Korean accounting practices; Total accruals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036032388     PISSN: 10944060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7063(02)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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