Influence of board interlocking on earnings management

ABSTRACT The participation of directors on more than one board is called “board interlocking”. This phenomenon contributes to the spread of management and governance practices, through directors sharing their knowledge and experiences on other boards. Thus, directors could “carry” the earnings manag...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto da Cunha, Marcio Roberto Piccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-03-01
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772017000200179&lng=en&tlng=en