Financial reporting transparency and earnings management

Accounting Review

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-157

  Hunton, James E ^a   Libby, Robert ^b   Mazza, Cheri L ^c  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive income; Earnings management; Financial reporting; SFAS No. 130; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644698468     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2006.81.1.135     Document Type: Review

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