Women in Board of Directors and Real Earnings Management: Accretive Share Buyback in Malaysia

Gender diversity of boards and reporting of earnings are two most debated issues in the corporate world.In this context, the paper explores how the presence of women directors on the corporate board influence real earnings management through accretive buyback programs. Using a sample of 601 firms’ o...

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Main Authors: Alquhaif, Abdulsalam Saad, Abdul Latif, Rohaida, Chandren, Sitraselvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Macrothink Institute 2017
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23628/1/AJFA%209%202%202017%2048%2059.pdf