The "numbers game" in the pre- and post-sarbanes-oxley eras

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-534

  Bartov, E L I ^a   Cohen, Daniel A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysts' forecasts; Earnings management; Expectations management; Real earnings management; Sarbanes oxley act

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949130077     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0902400401     Document Type: Article

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