Noise in accounting information: the signal detection theory perspective

Accounting information constitutes a “noisy” representation of economic reality due to the spectrum of accounting alternatives available to meet a diversity of information needs. In the presence of noise, decision-makers can either overlook signals that truly require attention or mistake noise for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lau, Yeng Wai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/687/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/687/1/bab09.pdf