The association between management earnings forecasts, earnings management, and stock market valuation: Evidence from French IPOs

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-236

  Cormier, Denis ^a   Martinez, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b University of Poitiers   (France)

Author keywords

Accruals; Corporate governance; Earnings management; Earnings valuation; Initial public offering; Management forecasts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748206289     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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