Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 196

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing employment effects of mergers using accounting measures: Some evidence from Greece in the period of economic crisis

Nikolaos Giovanis
  • Nikolaos Giovanis
  • Department of Business Administration, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Panagiotis Pantelidis
  • Panagiotis Pantelidis
  • Department of Business Administration, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Michail Pazarskis
  • Michail Pazarskis
  • Department of Accounting and Finance, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Eleni Tairi
  • Eleni Tairi
  • Department of Business Administration, Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 01 November 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2017

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