Ramp;D profitability, intensity and market-to-book: Evidence from Australia

Accounting Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-177

  Ahmed, Kamran ^a   Hillier, John ^a   Tanusasmita, Elisabeth ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A GAAP; AIFRS; Australia; Financial reporting; Intangibles; Listed companies; Market to book; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861375596     PISSN: 10309616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10309611111163691     Document Type: Review

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