The information content of defence documents in UK hostile take-over bids

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 115-143

  Cooke, T E ^a   Luther, R G ^a   Pearson, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951543458     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00180     Document Type: Article

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