The determinants of voluntary disclosure of adjusted earnings per share measures by UK quoted companies

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-309

  Walker, Martin ^a   Louvari, Evagelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34748846169     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729655     Document Type: Article

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