Privatization in Canada: Operating and stock price performance with international comparisons

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-154

  Boardman, Anthony E ^a   Laurin, Claude ^b   Vining, Aidan R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0036625906     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2002.tb00676.x     Document Type: Article

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