Professional influence: The effects of investment banks on clients' acquisition financing and performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 783-801

  Hayward, Mathew L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Financing; Sociology of professional firms

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS; INVESTMENT BANKS; PROFESSIONAL FIRMS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 0041508545     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.336     Document Type: Article

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