Earnings management as a predictor of future profitability of Finnish firms

European Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 311-325

  Kallunki, Juha Pekka ^a   Martikainen, Minna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

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EID: 85013251374     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818032000089409     Document Type: Article

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