Earnings Management: Emerging Insights in Theory, Practice, and Research

Earnings Management: Emerging Insights in Theory, Practice, and Research
ISBN-10
0387257713
ISBN-13
9780387257716
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
582
Language
English
Published
2008-08-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Joshua Ronen, Varda Yaari

Description

This book is a study of earnings management, aimed at scholars and professionals in accounting, finance, economics, and law. The authors address research questions including: Why are earnings so important that firms feel compelled to manipulate them? What set of circumstances will induce earnings management? How will the interaction among management, boards of directors, investors, employees, suppliers, customers and regulators affect earnings management? How to design empirical research addressing earnings management? What are the limitations and strengths of current empirical models?

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