Earnings management in the Spanish hotel industry

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-479

  Esteban, Laura Parte ^a   Devesa, María Jesú Such ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

earnings management; financial accounting; hotel management; Spanish hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053985945     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965511402930     Document Type: Article

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