The association between Corporate Governance and earnings management: The role of independent directors

Corporate Ownership and Control

Volumn 3, Issue 4 A, 2006, Pages 65-72

  Benkel, Mark ^a   Mather, Paul ^a   Ramsay, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Earnings management; Independent directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049153559     PISSN: 17279232     EISSN: 18103057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22495/cocv3i4p4     Document Type: Article

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