The value relevance and reliability of reported goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

British Accounting Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-137

  Dahmash, Firas N ^a   Durand, Robert B ^a   Watson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identifiable intangible assets; Reliability; Reported goodwill; Value relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349263558     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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