African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The efficiency implications of corporate earnings retentions

Ravi Thirumalaisamy
  • Ravi Thirumalaisamy
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Modern College of Business and Science, Post Box 100, Postal Code 133, Sultanate of Oman.
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  •  Received: 22 January 2018
  •  Accepted: 12 March 2019
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

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