R&D expenditure and earnings targets

European Accounting Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-32

  Osma, Beatriz García ^a   Young, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650587478     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180802016718     Document Type: Article

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