An empirical analysis of strategic competition and firm values: The case of R&D competition

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 459-486

  Sundaram, Anant K ^a   John, Teresa A ^b   John, Kose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Event study; R D; Strategic complements; Strategic substitutes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030099666     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(95)00853-7     Document Type: Article

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