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

Shareholders’ return and value of manufacturing firms listed on the Nigerian stock exchange

OGUNDAJO Grace Oyeyemi
  • OGUNDAJO Grace Oyeyemi
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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ENYI Patrick Enyi
  • ENYI Patrick Enyi
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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OYEDOKUN Godwin Emmanuel
  • OYEDOKUN Godwin Emmanuel
  • Department of Accounting, Faculty of Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 26 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 09 January 2019
  •  Published: 28 May 2019

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