Management of financial information in charitable organizations: The case of joint-cost allocations

Accounting Review

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 159-178

  Jones, Christopher L ^a   Roberts, Andrea Alston ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charities; Earnings management; Joint costs; Nonprofits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644678707     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2006.81.1.159     Document Type: Review

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