Free cash flow, golden parachutes, and the discipline of takeover activity

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-36

  Subramaniam, Chandra ^a   Daley, Lane A ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 45849086991     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00304     Document Type: Article

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