The value-relevance of earnings and book value, ownership structure, and business group affiliation: Evidence from Korean business groups

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 34, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 740-766

  Bae, Kee Hong ^a   Jeong, Seok Woo ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business; Ownership structure; Value relevance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547354854     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2007.02017.x     Document Type: Article

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