Voluntary disclosure of profit forecasts by target companies in takeover bids

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 883-917

  Brennan, Niamh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 0346448586     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00279     Document Type: Article

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