Earnings Management Response to Debt Covenant Violations and Debt Restructuring

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-324

  Jaggi, Bikki ^a   Lee, Picheng ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990334226     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0201700402     Document Type: Article

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