The Cadbury Committee, corporate performance, and top management turnover

Journal of Finance

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 461-483

  Dahya, Jay ^a   McConnell, John J ^a   Travlos, Nickolaos G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042674101     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00428     Document Type: Article

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