Earnings Manipulation in Failing Firms

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 361-408

  Rosner, Rebecca L ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bankruptcy; Earnings management; Earnings manipulation; Fraud

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542608678     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/8EVN-9KRB-3AE4-EE81     Document Type: Review

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