Creative Accounting Related Practices Among Corporations Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya

Authors

  • Charles Guandaru Kamau Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Juja, Kenya
  • Gregory Simiyu Namusonge Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Juja, Kenya
  • Walter Okibo Bichanga Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kisii CBD, Kenya

Keywords:

Creative Accounting, Accounting practices, NSE, Kenya.

Abstract

Creative accounting is influenced by a number of management accounting practices. The raison d'

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2016-01-16

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Kamau, C. G., Namusonge, G. S., & Bichanga, W. O. (2016). Creative Accounting Related Practices Among Corporations Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 25(1), 254–265. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/5120

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