Stock market reactions to activity-based costing adoptions

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-251

  Gordon, Lawrence A ^a   Silvester, Katherine J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000555781     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(99)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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