You read that there is no generally accepted definition of ‘earnings management’

You read that there is no generally accepted definition of ‘earnings management’. Using your accounting knowledge, your own research and textbook reading to define, describe, and analyze: When will earnings management be acceptable? When will earnings management become a fraud? Fraudulent earnings management is often identified by two adjectives. What are the two adjectives? How should each of the two adjectives be defined in the context of this week’s lessons on ‘financial reporting fraud’? Include a biblical application in your analysis.
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 3 scholarly citations in APA format in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include professional, scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.