The impact of dual class structure on earnings management activities

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 456-485

  Nguyen, Van Thuan ^a   Xu, Li ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency cost; Dual class; Earnings management; Ownership structure; Voting rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953891417     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2010.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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