Success and failure in the market for corporate control: Evidence from the petroleum industry

Financial Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 635-658

  Byrd, John W ^a,b   Stammerjohan, William W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012207536     PISSN: 07328516     EISSN: 15406288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.1997.tb00904.x     Document Type: Article

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