Decoupling policy from practice: The case of stock repurchase programs

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-228

  Westphal, James D ^a   Zajac, Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035373659     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667086     Document Type: Article

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