Investor relations, reputational bonding, and corporate governance: The case of Royal Ahold

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-375

  de Jong, Abe ^a   DeJong, Douglas V ^b   Mertens, Gerard ^a   Roosenboom, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Financial economics; Financial reporting; International economics; Investor relations; Law and economics; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248336242     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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