Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 215

Full Length Research Paper

Creative accounting and investment decision in listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria

SIYANBOLA Trimisiu Tunji
  • SIYANBOLA Trimisiu Tunji
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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BENJAMIN, Rebecca Deborah
  • BENJAMIN, Rebecca Deborah
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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AMUDA Motunronke Bintu
  • AMUDA Motunronke Bintu
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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LLOYD Janet Flomo
  • LLOYD Janet Flomo
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 18 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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