International Journal of Managerial Finance Emerald Article: Ownership structure, earnings management and acquiring firm post-merger market performance: Evidence from Canada Claude Francoeur, Walid Ben Amar, Philémon Rakoto Article information: To cite this document: Claude Francoeur, Walid Ben Amar, Philémon Rakoto, (2012),"Ownership structure, earnings management and acquiring firm post-merger market performance: Evidence from Canada", International Journal of Managerial Finance, Vol. 8 Iss: 2 pp. 100 - 119 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17439131211216594 Downloaded on: 04-04-2012 References: This document contains references to 56 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com This document has been downloaded 12 times. Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED For Authors: If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service. Information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Additional help for authors is available for Emerald subscribers. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com With over forty years' experience, Emerald Group Publishing is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. In total, Emerald publishes over 275 journals and more than 130 book series, as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is both COUNTER 3 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. *Related content and download information correct at time of download.