The relation between incremental subsidiary earnings and future stock returns in Japan

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 1115-1139

  Herrmann, Don ^a   Inoue, Tatsuo ^b   Thomas, Wayne B ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 33846359413     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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