Organizational structure and earnings management

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 293-331

  Lee, Kin Wai ^a   Lev, Baruch ^b   Yeo, Gillian ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Earnings management; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247617168     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0702200213     Document Type: Article

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