Does Disclosure Quality via Investor Relations Affect Information Asymmetry?

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 375-390

  Chang, Millicent ^a   D'anna, Gino ^a   Watson, Iain ^a   Wee, Marvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

DISCLOSURE; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; INVESTOR RELATIONS

Indexed keywords

EID: 66649095014     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620803300208     Document Type: Article

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