Sabater, Ana María; Mora, Araceli; Osma, Beatriz García - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) - 2010
We study accounting choice around firm-level collective agreement negotiations. Prior literature argues that managers … make income-decreasing accounting choices to limit the concessions made to trade unions. However, empirical research to … than accounting actions to minimize payments. In particular, we find evidence consistent with (i) managerial strategic …