Corporate social responsibility and earnings management of South African companies

Background: Enron was considered a strong corporate social performer when their infamous accounting scandal emerged in 2000. Literature suggests that companies use corporate social responsibility (CSR) to disguise corporate misconduct. Aim and Setting: This study examines one type of corporate misco...

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Published in:	South African journal of economic and management sciences Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors:	Jordaan, Lauren A., De Klerk, Marna, de Villiers, Charl J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria AOSIS 2018 University of Pretoria
Subjects:	Audit risk Business Business, Finance Communication Corporate responsibility corporate social responsibility Decision making Earnings Earnings management Economics Ethics Financial reporting Hypotheses Investigations Johannesburg Stock Exchange Management Public Administration Reputations Research design Social responsibility socially responsible investment Stock exchanges Studies Values New Zealand South Africa
ISSN:	1015-8812, 2222-3436, 2222-3436
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