High-level politically connected firms, corruption, and analyst forecast accuracy around the world

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1505-1524

  Chen, Charles Jp ^a   Ding, Yuan ^a   Kim, Chansog ^b  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78649604940     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2010.27     Document Type: Article

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