The effect of outside directors’ and auditors’ incentives on managers’ ability to manage cash bonuses
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Keywords
Bonus compensation; Earnings management; Discretionary accruals; Outside directors; Auditor independence; Non-audit fees; Corporate governance; Monitoring; M12; M41; M42;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
- M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing
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