Economic Value-Added: A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature

Asian Review of Accounting

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-86

  Worthington, Andrew C ^a   West, Tracey ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84992933738     PISSN: 13217348     EISSN: 17588863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb060736     Document Type: Review

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