Family control, board independence and earnings management: Evidence based on Hong Kong firms

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-300

  Jaggi, Bikki ^a,b   Leung, Sidney ^c   Gul, Ferdinand ^b,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Earnings management; Earnings quality; Family board members; Family ownership concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849106357     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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