Further evidence on insider selling prior to seasoned equity offering announcements: The role of growth opportunities

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 621-649

  Gombola, Michael J ^a   Lee, Hei Wai ^b   Liu, Feng Ying ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^c RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008160581     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00269     Document Type: Article

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