The perception of dividends by Canadian managers: New survey evidence

International Journal of Managerial Finance

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-91

  Baker, H Kent ^a   Saadi, Samir ^b   Dutta, Shantanu ^c   Gandhi, Devinder ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dividends; Managers; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846275836     PISSN: 17439132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17439130710721662     Document Type: Article

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