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