Do Hostile Takeovers Stifle Innovation? Evidence from Antitakeover Legislation and Corporate Patenting

Journal of Finance

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1097-1131

  Atanassov, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84878136180     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12019     Document Type: Article

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