Are independent directors effective in lowering earnings management in China?

This study examines whether board independence is an effective corporate governance mechanism in reducing earnings management in China, a country with significantly different institutional and legal characteristics from the Anglo-Saxon countries. I investigate: (i) whether voluntary adoption of boar...

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Main Author: Lai, Liona Hoi Yan
Other Authors: Rees, Lynn
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4307