Insider sales and earnings management

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 381-411

  Park, Myung Seok ^a   Park, Taewoo ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Discretionary (or working capital) accruals; Earnings management; Insider transactions; Post transaction stock price movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 5744247830     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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