A transaction cost perspective on why, how, and when cash impacts firm performance

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 465-479

  O'Brien, Jonathan P ^a   Folta, Timothy B ^b,c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 70349575963     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1457     Document Type: Article

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