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Earnings management in private family versus non-family firms. The moderating effect of family business generation

Manipulación del resultado en empresas privadas familiares versus no familiares. El efecto moderador de la generación de la empresa familiar

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Pages 210-233 | Received 18 Dec 2017, Accepted 06 May 2019, Published online: 19 Jun 2019

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