It pays to have friends

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-158

  Hwang, Byoung Hyoun ^a   Kim, Seoyoung ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board independence; Executive compensation; Social ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449106320     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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