How does accounting fit into a firm's political strategy?

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-228

  Johnston, Derek ^a   Jones, Denise A ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting regulation; Earnings management; Lobbying

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644853066     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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