Does founding family control affect earnings management?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-119

  Jiraporn, Pornsit ^a   DaDalt, Peter J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBT; FIRM OWNERSHIP; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCK MARKET; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 58949083836     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17446540701720592     Document Type: Article

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