What motivates going private?: An analysis of australian firms

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-50

  Eddey, Peter H ^a   Lee, Kin Wai ^b   Taylor, Stephen L ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Shell Singapore ^*  (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 33847195688     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.1996.tb00297.x     Document Type: Article

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