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Voluntary disclosures as a form of impression management to reduce evaluative uncertainty during M&A. / Yakis-Douglas, Basak; Angwin, Duncan; Meadows, Maureen et al.
In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, Vol. 2014, 15879, 01.2014.

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Yakis-Douglas, B, Angwin, D, Meadows, M & Ahn, K 2014, 'Voluntary disclosures as a form of impression management to reduce evaluative uncertainty during M&A', Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, vol. 2014, 15879. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2014.1

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Yakis-Douglas, B., Angwin, D., Meadows, M., & Ahn, K. (2014). Voluntary disclosures as a form of impression management to reduce evaluative uncertainty during M&A. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2014, Article 15879. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2014.1

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Yakis-Douglas B, Angwin D, Meadows M, Ahn K. Voluntary disclosures as a form of impression management to reduce evaluative uncertainty during M&A. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2014 Jan;2014:15879. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2014.1

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Yakis-Douglas, Basak ; Angwin, Duncan ; Meadows, Maureen et al. / Voluntary disclosures as a form of impression management to reduce evaluative uncertainty during M&A. In: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. 2014 ; Vol. 2014.

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