Publication Date

1-1-1992

Abstract

Studying a sample of firms drawn from the 1980 Value Line, results demonstrate that firms which are poor diversifiers and those that fail to build rent- generating strategic resources are the most frequent targets of hostile takeover.

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Tobin's q, synergy, intangible assets

Disciplines

Business

Part of

article

Extent

35 pages

Format

.pdf

Rights

The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Cox Business School. These files may be freely used for educational purposes, provided they are not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University is cited. For more information, contact ncds@smu.edu.

Language

English

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Business Commons

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