Religiosity and Earnings Management: International Evidence from the Banking Industry

Journal of Business Ethics - Tập 132 Số 2 - Trang 277-296 - 2015
Kiridaran Kanagaretnam1, Gerald J. Lobo2, Chong Wang3
1York University
2C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, USA
3Von Allmen School of Accountancy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

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