Regulated managerial insider trading as a mechanism to facilitate shareholder control

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 35-62

  Zhang, Guochang ^a  

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

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EID: 77349084010     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00365     Document Type: Article

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