Abstract:Drawing from the resource-based view and agency theory, we examine market returns associated with sell-off announcements under different profit scenarios in a newly developed economy. We further explore the impact of controlling ownership on sell-off market returns to illuminate the effect of agency conflicts on managers' strategic behaviors. The results reveal positive returns if firms sell loss-increasing divisions and negative returns when they sell profitable/loss-decreasing divisions.These suggest that se… Show more
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