Multiple control systems, accrual accounting, and earnings management

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-65

  Evans III, John H ^a   Sridhar, Sri S ^a  

^a NONE

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EID: 0030306389     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491331     Document Type: Article

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