Intended and Unintended Consequences of Mandatory IFRS Adoption: A Review of Extant Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research

European Accounting Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-37

  Brüggemann, Ulf ^a   Hitz, Jörg Markus ^b   Sellhorn, Thorsten ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 84876323726     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2012.718487     Document Type: Article

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