Economic gains around mergers and acquisitions in the construction industry of the United States of America

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 513-525

  Choi, Jongsoo ^a   Russell, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification strategy; Equity market returns; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; FINANCE; MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONSTRUCTION FIRMS; DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 3843128732     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l04-004     Document Type: Article

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