An analysis of the stock price reaction to sudden executive deaths

W. Bruce Johnson; Robert P. Magee; Nandu J. Nagarajan; Harry A. Newman

doi:10.1016/0165-4101(85)90034-5

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ShareholderStock priceStock (firearms)BusinessDatabase transactionEconomicsSample (material)Non-qualified stock optionMonetary economicsStock marketCommon stockCorporate governanceTransaction costFinancial economicsAccountingRestricted stockFinance

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Year: 1985
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 1-3
Pages: 151-174
Citations: 420
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                                    W. Bruce Johnson, 
                                
                                    Robert P. Magee, 
                                
                                    Nandu J. Nagarajan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1985). 
                            An analysis of the stock price reaction to sudden executive deaths. 
                            Journal of Accounting and Economics
                            , 7
                            (1-3)
                            , 151-174.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-4101(85)90034-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0165-4101(85)90034-5