Antitakeover provisions and shareholder wealth: A survey of the literature

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 933-956

  Straska, Miroslava ^a   Gregory Waller, H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921862080     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109014000532     Document Type: Review

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