Discretionary Management Earnings Forecast Disclosures: Antecedents and Outcomes Associated with Forecast Venue and Forecast Specificity Choices

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-190

  Bamber, Linda Smith ^a   Cheon, Youngsoon Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Korea Securities Supervisory Board   (South Korea)

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EID: 0032264834     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491473     Document Type: Article

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