Examining the performance effects of post spin-off links to parent firms: Should the apron strings be cut?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1083-1098

  Semadeni, Matthew ^a   Cannella Jr , Albert A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agency theory; corporate strategy; governance; spin offs; transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

AGENCY THEORY; CORPORATE STRATEGIES; GOVERNANCE; SPIN OFF; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

ECONOMICS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 80051551266     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.928     Document Type: Article

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