An overview of accounting restatement activity in the United States

International Journal of Commerce and Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-381

  Flanagan, David J ^a   Muse, Lori A ^b   O'Shaughnessy K C ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Auditing; Financial reporting; Legislation; Securities; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954236799     PISSN: 10569219     EISSN: 17588529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10569210810921979     Document Type: Article

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