Informativeness of Performance Measures in the Presence of Reporting Discretion

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-84

  Natarajan, Ramachandran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84990354055     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0401900105     Document Type: Review

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