Corporate governance and the returns on investment

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 589-633

  Gugler, Klaus ^a   Mueller, Dennis C ^a   Burcin Yurtoglu, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 10244225333     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425062     Document Type: Article

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