Sorting and comparing: Standard-setting and "ethical" categories

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-521

  Young, Joni J ^a   Williams, Paul F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standard setting; Ethics; FASB; Post retirement benefits; Regulation; Stock options

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954031094     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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