Are member firms of corporate groups less risky?

Financial Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-82

  Chen, Carl R ^a   Guo, Weiyu ^b   Tay, Nicholas S P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 77953593997     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2009.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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