Geographic segment disclosures in the United States: Reporting practices enter a new era

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-82

  Nichols, Nancy B ^a   Street, Donna L ^a   Gray, Sidney J ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geographic Disclosures; Segment Reporting; SFAS 131

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042829671     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(00)00025-2     Document Type: Article

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