Corporate Governance and Earnings Management in a Nordic Perspective: Evidence from the Oslo Stock Exchange

The purpose of the study is to examine the relation between Nordic corporate governance practices and earnings management. We find that the presence of employee representation on the board and the presence of an audit committee are both practices that reduce the occurrence of earnings management. Mo...

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Main Authors: Frode Kjærland, Ane Tolnes Haugdal, Anna Søndergaard, Anne Vågslid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Risk and Financial Management
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/13/11/256