Why do companies go private in emerging markets? Evidence from Poland

Journal of East European Management Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-348

  Jackowicz, Krzysztof ^a   Kowalewski, Oskar ^b  

^a KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Free cash flow; Going Private; Information asymmetry; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978847758     PISSN: 09496181     EISSN: 18620019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2006-4-326     Document Type: Article

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