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Externally reported performance measures and benchmarks in Australia

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  • Kerrie Woodhouse
  • Paul Mather
  • Dinithi Ranasinghe
  • Tom Smith

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  • Kerrie Woodhouse & Paul Mather & Dinithi Ranasinghe & Tom Smith, 2017. "Externally reported performance measures and benchmarks in Australia," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 57(3), pages 879-905, September.
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