An empirical analysis of monitoring behaviour and private benefits of investors in the spanish market

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-55

  Díaz, Belén Díaz ^a   Olalla, Myriam García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Growth opportunities; Managerial discretion over FCF; Ownership structure; Private benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949032830     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015533111380     Document Type: Article

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