Cross-border acquisitions and shareholder wealth: Evidence from the energy and industry in Central and Eastern Europe

Journal of East European Management Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-127

  Bednarczyk, Tomasz P ^a   Schiereck, Dirk ^b   Walter, Hardrik N ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capital market integration; Corporate control; Cross border mergers and acquisitions; Energy industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954121482     PISSN: 09496181     EISSN: 18620019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2010-2-106     Document Type: Article

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