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The time series behaviour of net profit, cash flow from operating activities and accruals of South African listed industrial companies for the period December 1988 to November 2002

B W SteynDepartment of Accountancy, University of StellenboschCorrespondence[email protected]
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W D HammanGraduate School of Business, University of Stellenbosch
Pages 115-133 | Received 01 Aug 2002, Accepted 01 May 2004, Published online: 03 Jun 2015

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