Value, survival, and the evolution of firm organizational structure

Financial Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 5-31

  Borghesi, Richard ^a   Houston, Joel ^b   Naranjo, Andy ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 38348998882     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2007.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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