Do bankers sacrifice value to build empires? Managerial incentives, industry consolidation, and financial performance

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 417-447

  Hughes, Joseph P ^a   Lang, William W ^b   Mester, Loretta J ^c,d   Moon, Choon Geol ^e   Pagano, Michael S ^f  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^f VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037367301     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(02)00385-0     Document Type: Article

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