Voluntary Earnings Disclosures and Corporate Governance: Evidence from France

Review of Accounting and Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 64-85

  Lakhal, Faten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

corporate governance mechanisms; ownership structure; Voluntary earnings disclosures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047795     PISSN: 14757702     EISSN: 17587700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb043431     Document Type: Review

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