Operating performance changes associated with corporate mergers and the role of corporate governance

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1829-1841

  Carline, Nicholas F ^a   Linn, Scott C ^b   Yadav, Pradeep K ^a,b,c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Mergers; Operating performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350153306     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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