Corporate diversification and market performance : the role of discretionary accruals.

• Main Authors: Goh, Siew Lynn., Lee, Adeline Sheng Ling., Lui, Lay Yong.
• Other Authors: Lim, Chee Yeow
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8481
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper investigates whether firms manage their earnings prior to diversification and whether investors have the ability to unravel earnings management within the next three years.