Governance quality and privately negotiated stock repurchases: Evidence of agency conflict

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-325

  Harris, Oneil ^a   Glegg, Charmaine ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency conflict; Privately negotiated stock repurchases; Shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549112342     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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