The timing of asset sales: Evidence of earnings management?

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 903-934

  Poitras, Geoffrey ^a   Wilkins, Trevor ^b   Kwan, Yoke Shang ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Malayan Banking Berhad   (Singapore)

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EID: 27844510324     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00455     Document Type: Article

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