Corporate governance and firm valuation

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-434

  Brown, Lawrence D ^a   Caylor, Marcus L ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti takeover; Corporate governance; Firm valuation; Internal and external governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745139843     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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