An empirical investigation of the goals of listed firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

In economics and finance it is often assumed that firms merely seek the maximization of shareholder wealth. In order to test this hypothesis an empirical investigation on the goal structure of firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was performed with special reference to the relative import...

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Main Authors: Johan K. Bosch, Alwyn P. Du Plessis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1982-06-01
Series:South African Journal of Business Management
Online Access:https://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/1177