The influence of company financial performance on the interpretation of dividend and earnings signals: A study of accounting-and market-based data *

British Accounting Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-247

  Abeyratna, G ^b   Lonie, A A ^b   Power, D M ^a   Sinclair, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 16144366574     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1996.0016     Document Type: Article

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