The role of accrual accounting in restricting dividends to shareholders

European Accounting Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 579-604

  Leuz, Christian ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84928981138     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096381898336204     Document Type: Article

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