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Should Earnings Per Share (EPS) Be Taught as a Means of Comparing Intercompany Performance?

Charles E. Jordan University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
,
Stanley J. Clark University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
&
W. Robert Smith University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Pages 343-348 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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