Ownership structure, firm performance and top executive change: An analysis of UK firms

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 1089-1118

  Dahya, Jay ^a   Lonie, A Alasdair ^b   Power, David M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008636169     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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