Capital market consequences of managers' voluntary disclosure styles

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 167-184

  Yang, Holly I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earnings guidance; Management credibility; Management forecasts; Management styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857047614     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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