Power and conflicts of interest in professional firms: Evidence from investment banking

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-22

  Hayward, Mathew L A ^a   Boeker, Warren ^a  

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EID: 0032220356     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2393589     Document Type: Article

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