The Role of Earnings Management in Theoretical Development and Improving the Efficiency of Accounting-Based Financial Distress Prediction Models

Subject Areas : Financial and Economic Modelling

Abbas Ramezanzadeh Zeidi ¹ , Khosro Faghani Makarani ² , Ali Jafari ³

1 - Department of Accounting, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
2 - Department of Accounting, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
3 - Department of Accounting, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Received: 2019-09-23 Accepted : 2019-12-03 Published : 2021-07-01

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