Long-term performance of divesting firms and the effect of managerial ownership

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-336

  Hanson, Robert C ^a   Song, Moon H ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449462226     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761569     Document Type: Article

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