Managerial ownership and earnings management: Theory and empirical evidence from Japan

Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-132

  Teshima, Nobuyuki ^a   Shuto, Akinobu ^b  

^a SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 43149091461     PISSN: 09541314     EISSN: 1467646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-646X.2008.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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