Private equity and the flight of the phoenix four - The collapse of MG Rover in the UK

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-382

  Bailey, David ^a   Clark, Ian ^b   De Ruyter, Alex ^c  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automotive sector; corporate governance; economic restructuring; private equity business model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649472596     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsq021     Document Type: Article

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