Analyst specialization and conglomerate stock breakups

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 565-582

  Gilson, Stuart C ^a   Healy, Paul M ^a   Noe, Christopher F ^b   Palepu, Krishna G ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES   (United States)

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EID: 0035730597     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00028     Document Type: Article

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