Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

Investors’ perception and profitability of listed companies: Evidence from Nigeria

Akinola Abisola
  • Akinola Abisola
  • Department of Accounting, School of Management and Social Science, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Akinsulere Femi
  • Akinsulere Femi
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Management and social science, Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 12 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 23 September 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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