THE MARKET FOR CORPORATE CONTROL AND FIRM INNOVATION.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 October 1996
Michael A. Hitt, Robert E. Hoskisson, Richard A. Johnson, Douglas D. Moesel
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This research examines an integrated theoretical model that explains how strategies for participating in the market for corporate control (acquisitions and divestitures) affect internal control mec...
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