Does recognition versus disclosure really matter? evidence from the market valuation of recognition of employee stock option expenses

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-233

  Niu, Flora ^a   Xu, Bixia ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Employee stock options; Market valuation; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349294185     PISSN: 16081625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2009.9720838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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