Evidence on the trade-off between real activities manipulation and accrual-based earnings management

Accounting Review

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 675-703

  Zang, Amy Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accrual based earnings management; Real activities manipulation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155175155     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr-10196     Document Type: Article

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