The impact of securities litigation reform on the disclosure of forward-looking information by high technology firms

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 297-327

  Johnson, Marilyn F ^a   Kasznik, Ron ^b   Nelson, Karen K ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035639406     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00014     Document Type: Article

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