Francoeur, Claude; Ben Amar, Walid; Rakoto, Philémon - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 8 (2012) 2, pp. 100-119
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between ownership structure, earnings management (EM) preceding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the acquiring firm's subsequent long‐term market performance. Design/methodology/approach – The authors measure the magnitude of...