Accrual or Cash Flow Anomaly? Evidence from New Zealand

Accounting Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-36

  Koerniadi, Hardjo ^a   Tourani Rad, Alireza ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accruals; Anomalies; Cash flows

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911173232     PISSN: 10309616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10309610780000687     Document Type: Article

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