Do culture and religion mitigate earnings management? Evidence from a cross-country analysis

International Journal of Disclosure and Governance

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-121

  Callen, Jeffrey L ^a   Morel, Mindy ^b   Richardson, Grant ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross country study; culture; earnings management; religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953722249     PISSN: 17413591     EISSN: 17466539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jdg.2010.31     Document Type: Article

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