Accrual and real-based earnings management and the market performance of UK acquirers
The purpose of this study is to investigate the occurrence of pre-merger accrual and real-based earnings management in UK mergers and acquisitions and to examine the effect of these practices on the firm's share performance around the announcement date of the bid. The sample consists of 225 UK...
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Kingston University
2014
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617372 |