Ambiguity and the equity of rating systems: United states brokerage firms, 1995-2000

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-574

  Fleischer, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 77049104928     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.2009.54.4.555     Document Type: Article

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