Frankel, Richard M. - 2018
between accruals and revenue changes relates to operating-cycle length. Prior accrual models have not incorporated these …-cycle length increases explanatory power of all accrual models considered (i.e., Jones; Ball and Shivakumar; McNichols; and Jeter … and Shivakumar). We find that incorporating these variables in accrual models also improves specification and power, aids …