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The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance: a review of five decades of research

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The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance: a review of five decades of research. / Thanos, Ioannis; Papadakis , Vassilis .
Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. ed. / Sydney Finkelstein; Cary Cooper. Vol. 10 Bingley: Emerald, 2012. p. 103-120 (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions; Vol. 10).

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Thanos, I & Papadakis , V 2012, The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance: a review of five decades of research. in S Finkelstein & C Cooper (eds), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. vol. 10, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, vol. 10, Emerald, Bingley, pp. 103-120.

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Thanos, I., & Papadakis , V. (2012). The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance: a review of five decades of research. In S. Finkelstein, & C. Cooper (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Vol. 10, pp. 103-120). (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions; Vol. 10). Emerald.

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Thanos I, Papadakis V. The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance: a review of five decades of research. In Finkelstein S, Cooper C, editors, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. Vol. 10. Bingley: Emerald. 2012. p. 103-120. (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions).

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Thanos, Ioannis ; Papadakis , Vassilis . / The use of accounting-based measures in measuring M&A performance : a review of five decades of research. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. editor / Sydney Finkelstein ; Cary Cooper. Vol. 10 Bingley : Emerald, 2012. pp. 103-120 (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions).

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