Levels of voluntary disclosure in IPO prospectuses: An empirical analysis

Review of Accounting and Finance

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-149

  Cazavan Jeny, Anne ^a   Jeanjean, Thomas ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Accounting; Accounting standards; Analytical hierarchy process; Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993062155     PISSN: 14757702     EISSN: 17587700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14757700710750810     Document Type: Article

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