Derivative lawsuits as a corporate governance mechanism: Empirical evidence on board changes surrounding filings

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-166

  Ferris, Stephen P ^a   Jandik, Tomas ^b   Lawless, Robert M ^c   Makhija, Anil ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947708462     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000002222     Document Type: Article

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