The value-relevance of financial statement recognition versus note disclosure: Evidence from goodwill accounting

European Accounting Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-140

  Al Jifri, Khaled ^a   Citron, David ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650645834     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180802324351     Document Type: Article

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