Takeover bids in britain before 1950: An exercise in business ‘pre-history’

Business History

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1974, Pages 65-77

  Hannah, Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84963385867     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076797400000031     Document Type: Article

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