Corporate governance transfer and synergistic gains from mergers and acquisitions

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 829-858

  Wang, Cong ^a   Xie, Fei ^b  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 59449096209     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn018     Document Type: Article

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