When do firms go in for growth by acquisitions?

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-162

  Hay, Donald A ^a   Liu, Guy S ^a  

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EID: 17444385671     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00092     Document Type: Article

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