Voluntary divestitures and the choice between sell-offs and spin-offs

Financial Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 885-912

  Khan, A Qayyum ^a   Mehta, Dileep R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649828067     PISSN: 07328516     EISSN: 15406288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.1996.tb00902.x     Document Type: Article

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