Ownership Structure and Earnings Management: Evidence from Portugal

This paper examines the relationship between corporate ownership structure in Portugal and earnings management. The Portuguese governance structure is characterised by the dominance ofthe largest shareholder who typically exercises significant influences on management decisions directly or indirectl...

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Main Author: Sandra Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Wollongong 2012-03-01
Series:Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
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Online Access:http://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/vol6/iss1/12