Implications for GAAP from an analysis of positive research in accounting

Based on extant literature, we review the positive theory of GAAP. The theory predicts that GAAP’s principal focus is on control (performance measurement and stewardship) and that verifiability and conservatism are critical features of a GAAP shaped by market forces. We recognize the advantage of us...

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Main Authors: Ramanna, Karthik, Skinner, Douglas J., Kothari, S. P.
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98830
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1120-1177