Financing decisions and signaling by partially acquired firms

Journal of Financial Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-118

  Akhigbe, Aigbe ^a   Madura, Jeff ^a   Spencer, Carol ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DOWLING COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 4043065894     PISSN: 02702592     EISSN: 14756803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2001.tb00820.x     Document Type: Article

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