Corporate restructurings: A comparison of equity carve-outs and spin-offs

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 503-529

  Frank, Kimberly E ^a   Harden, J William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 34547365229     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00383     Document Type: Article

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