The relevance of target accounting quality to the long-term success of cross-border mergers

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 139-168

  Black, Ervin L ^a   Carnes, Thomas A ^b   Jandik, Tomas ^c   Henderson, B Charlene ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of capital; Financial reporting quality; International accounting standards; Mergers; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847361015     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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