Empirical evidence of long-termism and shareholder activism in UK unit trusts

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 288-300

  Solomon, Aris ^a   Solomon, Jill Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041914679     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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