Dividends and discretionary accruals: a study on the relationship between the dividend distribution policy and the earnings quality

From a theoretical point of view organizations that choose to distribute dividends, have better earnings quality, represented by a lower level of earnings management (TONG; MIAO, 2011). Given that this relationship was studied in more developed markets, the aim of this study was to test this theory...

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Main Authors: William Brasil Rodrigues Sobrinho, Herbert Simões Rodrigues, Alfredo Sarlo Neto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Contemporânea de Contabilidade
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/contabilidade/article/view/32279