The contingent nature of public policy and the growth of U.S. commercial banking

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1222-1246

  Marquis, Christopher ^a   Huang, Zhi ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 73949098495     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47084828     Document Type: Article

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