Boundaries of the firm: Evidence from the banking industry

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-383

  Brickley, James A ^a   Linck, James S ^b   Smith Jr , Clifford W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Banking; Boundaries of the firm; Community banks; Decision authority; Economics of organizations; Interstate branching; Locational decisions; Ownership incentives; Riegle Neal Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242467599     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-405X(03)00170-3     Document Type: Article

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