The Effects of Board Characteristics on Earnings Management around Australian CEO Changes

Accounting Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-93

  Mather, Paul ^a   Ramsay, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Earnings management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992969469     PISSN: 10309616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10309610680000680     Document Type: Article

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