Adopting better corporate governance: Evidence from cross-border mergers

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-240

  Bris, Arturo ^a,b   Brisley, Neil ^c   Cabolis, Christos ^b,d  

^a IMD   (Switzerland)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d The American College of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Cross border acquisitions; Market regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649152861     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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