Sarbanes-Oxley and corporate risk-taking

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 34-52

  Bargeron, Leonce L ^a   Lehn, Kenneth M ^a   Zutter, Chad J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate risk taking; Investment policy; Legislative policy; Sarbanes Oxley

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949131154     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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