The effect of crosslisting on corporate governance: A review of the international evidence

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 338-352

  Ferris, Stephen P ^a,b   Kim, Kenneth A ^c   Noronha, Gregory ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Corporate Governance; Crossinglistening

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049159698     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2009.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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