Do corporate governance characteristics influence tax management?

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 703-718

  Minnick, Kristina ^a   Noga, Tracy ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Tax management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957911200     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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