Relationship-specific investments and earnings management: Evidence on corporate suppliers and customers

Accounting Review

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1041-1081

  Raman, Kartik ^a   Shahrur, Husayn ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accruals; Customers; Earnings management; Relationship specific investments; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549084094     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2008.83.4.1041     Document Type: Article

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