Regulatory uncertainty: A reason to postpone investments? Not necessarily

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1227-1253

  Hoffmann, Volker H ^a   Trautmann, Thomas ^a   Hamprecht, Jens ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 70349307299     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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