Firm value and the diversification choice: International evidence from global and industrial diversification

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1027-1031

  Ferris, Stephen P ^a   Sen, Nilanjan ^b   Thu, Nguyen Thi Anh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; EXPENDITURE; FIRM SIZE; GROWTH RATE; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 77954603768     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840902817433     Document Type: Article

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