Takeover risk and dividend strategy: A study of UK firms

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-300

  Dickerson, Andrew P ^a   Gibson, Heather D ^b   Tsakalotos, Euclid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BANK OF GREECE   (Greece)

^c ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 0032364255     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00072     Document Type: Article

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