Share price anticipation of earnings and management's discussion of operations and financing

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-335

  Schleicher, Thomas ^a   Walker, Martin ^a  

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EID: 4344629731     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9729591     Document Type: Article

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