The Relationship Between Abnormal Inventory Growth and Future Earnings for U.S. Public Retailers

Saravanan Kesavan
Saravanan Kesavan
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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Vidya Mani
Vidya Mani
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Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Saravanan Kesavan

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Vidya Mani

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Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

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Published Online:13 Jul 2012https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1120.0389

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Received:May 15, 2011
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Published Online:July 13, 2012

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