The quest for shareholder value: Stock repurchases in the us economy

Recherches Economiques de Louvain

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-540

  Lazonick, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovative enterprise; Shareholder value; Stock market; Stock repurchases

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749094397     PISSN: 07704518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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