Which takeover targets overinvest?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 563-580

  Hendershott, Robert J ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030351861     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2331360     Document Type: Article

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