Corporate governance, shareholder rights and firm diversification: An empirical analysis

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 947-963

  Jiraporn, Pornsit ^a   Kim, Young Sang ^b   Davidson, Wallace N ^c   Singh, Manohar ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Diversification; Shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644813381     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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