The effect of golden parachutes on shareholder wealth and takeover probabilities

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 445-463

  Hall, Pamela L ^a   Anderson, Dwight G ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012195831     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00114     Document Type: Article

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