The value of independent directors: Evidence from sudden deaths

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 550-567

  Nguyen, Bang Dang ^a   Nielsen, Kasper Meisner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Board of directors; Corporate governance; Firm value; Independent director; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957368217     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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