The role of firm performance in the market reaction to divestiture announcements
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Keywords
divestitures; value creation; firm performance; excess returns;All these keywords.
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- G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
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