Association between ownership structure and public announcements' disclosures

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-34

  Laidroo, Laivi ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Central and eastern europe; Corporate governance; Corporate governance rating index; Ownership issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449134792     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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