Purpose – To investigate whether acquiring firms listed in the Athens Stock Exchange, that completed mergers and acquisitions during the period 2001‐2003, tend to manipulate accounting earnings upward prior to the initiation and completion of the transaction. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact of the drachma's replacement by the euro on the quality of accounting information published by Greek listed firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors examined how the adoption of the euro currency impacted on the timeliness...