Research method and the long-run perfor mance of acquiring firms

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-38

  Brown, Philip ^a   Rosa, Raymond da Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquiring firms; Long run performance; Takeovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750167788     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289629802300102     Document Type: Article

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