Australian Evidence Concerning the Information Content of Economic Value-Added

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-223

  Worthington, Andrew C ^a   West, Tracey ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED; RELATIVE AND INCREMENTAL INFORMATION CONTENT; RESIDUAL INCOME; VALUE RELEVANCE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996158912     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289620402900204     Document Type: Article

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