The influence of takeover protection on earnings management

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 347-375

  Zhao, Yijiang ^a,b   Chen, Kung H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Steinhart Foundation

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Earnings management; Quiet life theory; Takeover protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449090985     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2008.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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