The evolving role of institutional investors in South Korean corporate governance: Some empirical evidence

Corporate Governance

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 211-224

  Solomon, Jill ^a   Solomon, Aris ^a   Park, Chang Young ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance reform; Institutional investors; South Korean chaebol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036661337     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00285     Document Type: Article

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