STOCKHOLDER REACTIONS TO DEPARTURES AND APPOINTMENTS OF KEY EXECUTIVES ATTRIBUTABLE TO FIRINGS.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 April 1993
D. L. Worrell, Wallace N. Davidson, John L. Glascock
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This study investigated investors' reactions to announcements of the firings of key executives made over the 25-year period 1963–1987. We found announcements containing information about permanent ...
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