Changes in insider ownership and changes in the market value of the firm

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-106

  McConnell, John J ^a   Servaes, Henri ^b   Lins, Karl V ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity ownership structure; Firm value; Governance; Insider ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049088410     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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