Executive compensation, investment opportunities, and earnings management: High-tech firms versus low-tech firms

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-148

  Kwon, Sung S ^a   Yin, Qin Jennifer ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 33646338215     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0602100203     Document Type: Article

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