Earnings Management Pressure on Audit Clients: Auditor Response to Analyst Forecast Signals

This study investigates whether auditors respond to earnings management pressure created by analyst forecasts. Analyst forecasts create an important earnings target for management, and professional standards direct auditors to consider how this pressure could affect their clients. Using annual analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newton, Nathan J.
Other Authors: Wilkins, Michael S.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/151105