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D'une instrumentalisation de la prudence. La revente du parc immobilier de Manufrance (années 1970-années 1980)

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  • Pierre Labardin

    (DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Lambert Jerman

    (Toulouse Business School - Toulouse Business School)

Abstract

This article examines how prudence can be manipulated when it is translated into an accounting principle. The purpose of conservatism is to support the sustainable growth of industrial companies by reporting assets at the lower end of the range of reasonable values. Based on an in-depth study of Manufrance, a large French industrial company, we describe and analyze how conservatism could be manipulated and diverted from its original purpose. We particularly demonstrate how under-estimating Manufrance's real estate assets led to opportunistic short-term profits and, eventually, the collapse of the company.

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  • Pierre Labardin & Lambert Jerman, 2018. "D'une instrumentalisation de la prudence. La revente du parc immobilier de Manufrance (années 1970-années 1980)," Post-Print hal-02105160, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02105160
    DOI: 10.3917/eh.092.0059
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