It's showtime: Do managers report better news before annual shareholder meetings?

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1193-1221

  Dimitrov, Valentin ^a   Jain, Prem C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054679468     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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