The Impact of Earning Management By Income Smoothing Approach on Stock Returns for Companies Listed at Damascus Securities Exchange


Abstract in English

The aim of current research is to determine whether the earnings management by income smoothing approach has impact on stock returns for companies listed at Damascus Securities Exchange. The sample includes (14) listed companies for the period from the first quarter of 2011 until the fourth quarter of 2015. Eckel method is used to classify companies into two groups: smoother and nonsmoother companies.

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