Delays in reporting price-sensitive information: The case of going concern

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-37

  Citron, David B ^a   Taffler, Richard J ^b   Uang, Jinn Yang ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Audit reports; Disclosure timing; Going concern; Market regulation; Price reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549126762     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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