Finance discussion

Evaluate the environmental factors that contribute to corporate management’s need to manage corporate earnings to align with market expectations, indicating the potential long- term risks to financial performance and sustainability.
Assess the ethical complexities related to managing corporate earnings, determining whether or not investors and stakeholders are accepting of this behavior. Assuming that you are in a position to make corporate financial decisions, how likely are you to engage in earnings management and why?
Please provide one citation/reference for your initial posting that is not your textbook. Please do not use Investopedia or Wikipedia
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