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

Impairment of goodwill, IAS 36 and determinants of mandatory disclosure in Italian listed companies

Alain Devalle
  • Alain Devalle
  • Department of Management, School of Management and Economics, University of Turin, Italy.
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Fabio Rizzato
  • Fabio Rizzato
  • Department of Management, School of Management and Economics, University of Turin, Italy.
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Pietro Pisoni
  • Pietro Pisoni
  • Department of Management, School of Management and Economics, University of Turin, Italy.
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  •  Received: 27 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 11 July 2017
  •  Published: 14 September 2017

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