Firm size and the effectiveness of the market for corporate control

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-79

  Offenberg, David ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; CEO turnover; Firm size; Market for corporate control; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749111637     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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