Imprecision in accounting measurement: Can it be value enhancing?

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 487-519

  Kanodia, Chandra ^a   Singh, Rajdeep ^a   Spero, Andrew E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 20444450624     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2005.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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