Hedge fund activism, corporate governance, and firm performance

Journal of Finance

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1729-1775

  Brav, Alon ^a   Jiang, Wei ^b   Partnoy, Frank ^c   Thomas, Randall ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47749145674     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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