Getting to the bottom line: An exploration of gender and earnings quality

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-76

  Krishnan, Gopal V ^a   Parsons, Linda M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Diversity; Earnings quality; Ethics; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349180534     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9314-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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