The impact of accounting reporting techniques on earnings enhancement in the UK retailing sector

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-162

  Cotter, John ^a   Hutchinson, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting Information; Efficient Markets; Event Studies; Retail Finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 26944497408     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939699342615     Document Type: Article

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