The effect of multi-nationality on the precision of management earnings forecasts

International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 572-588

  Runyan, Bruce ^a   Smith, L Murphy ^b  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management earnings forecasts; Multi nationality; Precision

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549104234     PISSN: 17408008     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAAPE.2007.017455     Document Type: Article

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