The separate and joint effects of the market for corporate control and board effectiveness on R&D valuation

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 203-224

  Chen, Shimin ^a   Srinidhi, Bin ^b   Tong, Jamie Y ^d  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c Nancy)   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Board; market for corporate control; R D valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044836623     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0312896217718891     Document Type: Article

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