Firm boundaries matter: Evidence from conglomerates and R&D activity

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 381-405

  Seru, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conglomerates; Incentives; Innovation; Mergers; R D; Theory of firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891663798     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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