Trust, risk, and shareholder decision making: An investor perspective on corporate governance

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 177-193

  Ryan, Lori Verstegen ^a   Buchholtz, Ann K ^a  

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EID: 2942660331     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/10.2307/3857876     Document Type: Review

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