When the firm operates above this threshold managing earnings smoothes revenue and cash flow with few long term consequences. Below it managing earnings can tip the firm into a vicious cycle of accelerating decline. Our results have important implications for understanding managerial incentives and the internal processes that create sustain advantage.
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