Investors' reactions to management earnings guidance: The joint effect of investment position, news valence, and guidance form

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-146

  Han, Jun ^a   Tan, Hun Tong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 74549191935     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2009.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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