The value of diversification during the conglomerate merger wave

Journal of Finance

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1201-1225

  Servaes, Henri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0039056187     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1996.tb04067.x     Document Type: Article

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