The impact of selected corporate governance variables in mitigating earnings management in the Philippines

DLSU Business and Economics Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Banderlipe, McReynald S ^a  

^a DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Business ownership; Corporate governance; Financial statements

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959321659     PISSN: 01167111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3860/ber.v19i1.1110     Document Type: Article

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