Effects of the method of payment and the mode of acquisition on performance and risk metrics

International Journal of Managerial Finance

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 176-195

  Dube, Sema ^a   Glascock, John L ^b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Cash flow; Financial performance; Financial risk; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749353258     PISSN: 17439132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17439130610676466     Document Type: Article

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