Diversification versus specialization: An event study of M and As in the European banking industry

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 663-669

  Lepetit, Laetitia ^a   Patry, Stéphanie ^a   Rous, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CORPORATE STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SPECIALIZATION; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 3042671199     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960310042000233430     Document Type: Article

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