Labor and corporate governance: International evidence from restructuring decisions

Journal of Finance

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 341-374

  Atanassov, Julian ^a   Kim, E Han ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 58949095208     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2008.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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