The role of firm-specific incentives and country factors in explaining voluntary IAS adoptions: Evidence from private firms

European Accounting Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-360

  Francis, Jere R ^a   Khurana, Inder K ^a   Martin, Xiumin ^b   Pereira, Raynolde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47349090026     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180701819899     Document Type: Article

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