Corporate governance ratings and firm performance

Financial Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-160

  Ertugrul, Mine ^a   Hegde, Shantaram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 70350167123     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2009.01031.x     Document Type: Article

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