Voluntary disclosure of free cash flow information

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-332

  Adhikari, Ajay ^a   Duru, Augustine ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846360666     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2006.20.4.311     Document Type: Article

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