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The impact of the response measure used for financial distress on results concerning the predictive usefulness of accounting information.
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Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal
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September 1, 2007
- Author:
- Ward, Terry J.
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ABSTRACT
Researchers testing the usefulness of accounting information in predicting financial distress have used many different responses as proxies for financial distress. They often compare results across these different studies, attempting to make conclusions concerning the usefulness of particular accounting information. However, comparisons are valid only if the various response variables used by the various studies have construct validity; the different response variables all measure the same intended construct, economic financial distress.
The primary purpose of this paper is to determine the validity of various response variables of financial distress by ...
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