Are accruals during initial public offerings opportunistic?

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 175-208

  Teoh, Siew Hong ^a   Wong, T J ^b   Rao, Gita R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Colonial Management Associates ^*

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EID: 54649085068     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009688619882     Document Type: Article

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