A reexamination of the conglomerate merger wave in the 1960s: An internal capital markets view

Journal of Finance

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1131-1152

  Hubbard, R Glenn ^a   Palia, Darius ^a  

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EID: 0008505990     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00139     Document Type: Review

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