To build or buy: An empirical study of the characteristics affecting a bank's expansion decisions

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 481-495

  Ruffer, Rochelle L ^a   Holcomb, John P ^b  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition(s); Expansion decision; Internal vs. External expansion

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944386394     PISSN: 00129933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0148-6195(01)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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