Corporate nonfinancial disclosure practices and financial analyst forecast ability across three european countriesn

Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-278

  Vanstraelen, Ann ^a   Zarzeski, Marilyn T ^b   Robb, Sean W G ^c  

^a University of Mississippi ^*

^b University of Mississippi   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 23744450829     PISSN: 09541314     EISSN: 1467646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-646X.00098     Document Type: Article

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