Comparing mutual fund governance and corporate governance

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-376

  Radin, Robert F ^a   Stevenson, William B ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Governance; Influence; Mutual funds; Navellier; Power; Yacktman

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748762471     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2006.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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