Earnings management v.s. board independence : a comparison between listed and non-listed companies.

This paper examines the relation between earnings management and board independence based on the following board characteristics: the proportion of outside directors, the presence of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality and the presence of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on board. We further demonstr...

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Main Authors: Quek, Kian Leong., Seah, Lianna., Wee, Fang Fang.
Other Authors: Yao, Lee Jian
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9370