Takeover activity, CEO turnover, and the market for corporate control

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-285

  Kennedy, V A ^a   Limmack, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0004959536     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.1996.tb00912.x     Document Type: Article

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