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The Relationship Between Accrual-Based Earnings Management and Real Earnings Management: Reference to the Polish Capital Market

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|Jan 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2020-0036 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 81
Submitted on: Jan 6, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2020
Published on: Jan 29, 2021
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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