Discretionary revenues as a measure of earnings management

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 695-717

  Stubben, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discretionary accruals; Earnings management; Revenues

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951872220     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.2.695     Document Type: Article

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