The danger of misinterpreting short-window event study findings in strategic management research: An empirical illustration using horizontal acquisitions

Strategic Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-184

  Oler, Derek K ^a   Harrison, Jeffrey S ^b   Allen, Mathew R ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Event studies; Market efficiency; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649094585     PISSN: 14761270     EISSN: 1741315X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476127008090008     Document Type: Article

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