The industry life cycle, acquisitions and investment: Does firm organization matter?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 673-708

  Maksimovic, Vojislav ^a   Phillips, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 41649118215     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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