The Managerial Ability and Value of Cash: Evidence from Iran
Subject Areas : Financial AccountingSaeid Aliahmadi 1 , Ali Jamshidi 2 , Rasoul Mousavi 3
1 - Department of Accounting, Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of Mathematics, Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Department of Accounting, Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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