How disaggregation enhances the credibility of management earnings forecasts

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 811-837

  Hirst, D Eric ^a   Koonce, Lisa ^a   Venkataraman, Shankar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 34547187561     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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