Earnings management through transaction structuring: Contingent convertible debt and diluted earnings per share

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-243

  Marquardt, Carol ^a   Wiedman, Christine ^b   O'Brien, Patricia C ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 18144387614     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679x.2005.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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