Voluntary income increasing accounting changes : theory and further empirical investigation

This thesis presents a three step analysis of voluntary income increasing accounting changes. We first propose a theory as to why managers would elect to modify their reporting strategy. This theory builds on research on the economic factors motivating accounting choices, since it is assumed that ac...

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Main Author: Coulombe, Daniel
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26983