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Gestion du résultat : mesure et démesure

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  • Thomas Jeanjean

    (GREGH - Groupement de Recherche et d'Etudes en Gestion à HEC - HEC Paris - Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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This article presents and evaluates the most popular discretionary accruals models both conceptually and empirically on French firms data. The internal consistency of those measures is appreciated as well as its consistency with the accounting framework.

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  • Thomas Jeanjean, 2003. "Gestion du résultat : mesure et démesure," Working Papers hal-00592029, HAL.
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