Do mergers and acquisitions create shareholder wealth in the pharmaceutical industry?

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-78

  Hassan, Mahmud ^a   Patro, Dilip K ^b   Tuckman, Howard ^c   Wang, Xiaoli ^d  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b United States Department of the Treasury   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Bear Sterns ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Pharmaceuticals industry; Shareholders; Stock returns; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149093036     PISSN: 17506123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506120710740289     Document Type: Article

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