Does investment-related pressure lead to misreporting? an analysis of reporting following M&A transactions

Accounting Review

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 839-865

  Bens, Daniel A ^a   Goodman, Theodore H ^a   Neamtiu, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Investment; Mergers and acquisitions; Misreporting; Pressure on managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870596991     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr-10210     Document Type: Article

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