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The Corporate Sell-Off Decision Of Diversified Firms

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  • Thomas Lorenz Steiner, 1997. "The Corporate Sell-Off Decision Of Diversified Firms," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 20(2), pages 231-241, June.
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    2. Owen, Sian & Yawson, Alfred, 2006. "Domestic or international: Divestitures in Australian multinational corporations," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 17(2), pages 282-293, December.
    3. Decker, Carolin & Mellewigt, Thomas, 2007. "The drivers and implications of business divestiture: An application and extension of prior findings," SFB 649 Discussion Papers 2007-054, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk.

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