The effect of a corporate name change related to a change in corporate image upon a firm's stock price

This dissertation utilizes the event study methodology from the modern theory of finance to examine corporate name changes (CNCs). Data sources include press releases and articles announcing CNCs compiled by Lexis Nexis, annual reports collected from the SEC File microfiche database compiled by Q-Da...

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Main Author: DeFanti, Mark P.
Other Authors: Busch, Paul S.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1830
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1830