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Usefulness of goodwill impairment under SFAS No. 142 in reflecting the relative efficiency of firms
(2007-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This study examines goodwill impairment under SFAS No. 142 whether it improves financial reporting quality by better reflecting the underlying relative efficiency of a firm. A firm's relative ...
Terminal materialism vs. instrumental materialism: Can materialism be beneficial?
(2009-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Previous research has focused on the negative outcomes of materialism (e.g., Richins and Dawson 1992). This dissertation extends the work of Csikszentmihalyi and Rochberg-Halton (1978) to investigate ...