Are the largest public retailers top financial performers? A longitudinal analysis

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 842-857

  Evans, Joel R ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial management; Financial performance; Organizational performance; Profit maximization; Retailers; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844538725     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550510629428     Document Type: Article

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