Event risk covenants and shareholder wealth: Ethical implications of the "poison put" provision in bonds

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-132

  Perumpral, Shalini ^a   Davidson, Dan ^a   Sen, Nilanjin ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

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EID: 0033228817     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006091829986     Document Type: Article

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