The ownership structure of UK firms and the informativeness of accounting earnings

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 245-257

  Donnelly, Raymond ^a   Lynch, Caitriona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

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EID: 33748764260     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2002.9728973     Document Type: Article

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