The association between operating cash flows and dividend changes: An empirical investigation

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 225-249

  Charitou, Andreas ^a   Vafeas, Nikos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0042121871     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00185     Document Type: Article

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