External auditors, audit committees and earnings management in France

European Accounting Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-454

  Piot, Charles ^a   Janin, Rémi ^b  

^a MONTPELLIER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 34547594228     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180701391030     Document Type: Article

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