Barth, Mary E.; Gow, Ian D.; Taylor, Daniel J. - Graduate School of Business, Stanford University - 2010
This study examines how key market participants-managers and analysts-responded to SFAS 1 23R's controversial …' managers exclude it from non-GAAP earnings and some firms' analysts exclude it from Street earnings. We find evidence … consistent with managers opportunistically excluding the expense to increase earnings, smooth earnings, and meet earnings …