Ownership Structure, Earnings Manipulation, and Organizational Performance: The Case of Jordanian Insurance Organizations |
ALQIREM, Raed
(MIS Department, Faculty of Business, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan)
ABU AFIFA, Malik (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan) SALEH, Isam (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan) HANIAH, Fadi (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University) |
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