Detecting and predicting accounting irregularities: A comparison of commercial and academic risk measures

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 755-780

  Price III, Richard A ^a   Sharp, Nathan Y ^b   Wood, David A ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting irregularities; Commercial risk ratings; Detecting fraud; Predicting fraud; Risk measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255172026     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch-50064     Document Type: Article

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