The model specified in the present study succeeds in explaining a substantial proportion Of the variation in managerial classificatory choices.The study does, however, suffer from a number of limitations which should be addressed by future studies. First, our results indicate that the degree of discretion available to managers in making classificatory choices is an important control variable which should be included in the model specification. Second, conflict between earnings management strategies must impair the power of a model to explain accounting choices in terms of a single strategy. Finally, classificatory choice represents only one (albeit powerful) earnings management instrument. It may be necessary, following Hagerman and Zmijewski (1979), to extend their portfolio approach to incorporate the effect of accounting method choices in addition to classificatory choices.