Real and accrual earnings management, regulatory environments, audit quality and IPO failure risk

This thesis builds on information asymmetry, agency conflicts and litigation-risk backgrounds to examine real and accrual earnings management activities around Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), mitigating factors (regulators and auditors), and consequences for future performance (stock return and IPO...

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Main Author: Alhadab, Mohammad Muflih Salem
Other Authors: Keasey, Kevin
Published: University of Leeds 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589149