Corporate suppliers and customers and accounting conservatism

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 115-135

  Hui, Kai Wai ^a   Klasa, Sandy ^b   Yeung, P Eric ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Customers; Financial disclosures; Suppliers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857044530     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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