Derivatives use, corporate governance, and legislative change: An empirical analysis of New Zealand listed companies

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 255-295

  Marsden, Alastair ^a   Prevost, Andrew K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board composition; Corporate governance; Derivatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844482204     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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