The financial and operating performance of privatized firms during the 1990s

Journal of Finance

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1397-1438

  D'Souza, Juliet ^a   Megginson, William L ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0011086176     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00150     Document Type: Article

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