An assessment of the relation between analysts' earnings forecast accuracy, motivational incentives and cognitive information search strategy

Accounting Review

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 497-515

  Hunton, James E ^a   McEwen, Ruth Ann ^a  

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Author keywords

Analyst forecasts; Cognitive search strategies; Forecast accuracy; Motivational incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286967     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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