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Firm value and the diversification choice: international evidence from global and industrial diversification

Stephen P. Ferris Department of Finance, Trulaske College of Business, Cornell Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nilanjan Sen Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Nguyen Thi Anh Thu Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Pages 1027-1031 | Published online: 05 Jun 2009

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