Predicting merger targets of hospitality firms (a Logit model)

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-318

  Kim, Woo Gon ^a   Arbel, Avner ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Logit analysis; Merger targets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032164080     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(98)00023-1     Document Type: Article

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