The relation between earnings management using real activities manipulation and future performance: Evidence from meeting earnings benchmarks

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 855-888

  Gunny, Katherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings benchmarks; Earnings management; Real activities manipulation; Signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956590698     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2010.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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