Corporate governance and the responsibility of the board of directors for strategic financial reporting

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 179-197

  Gaa, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Disclosure; Earnings management; Ethics of earnings management; Financial report management; Financial reporting; Secrecy; Strategic financial reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953478942     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0381-9     Document Type: Article

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