Conflicts of interest in financial intermediation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 193-207

  Palazzo, Guido ^a   Rethel, Lena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict of interests; Financial intermediation; Principal agent theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749104111     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9488-z     Document Type: Review

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