The impact of capital structure on advertising competition: An empirical study

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3101-3124

  Grullon, Gustave ^a   Kanatas, George ^a   Kumar, Piyush ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33847018056     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508010     Document Type: Article

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