A Competing Risks Analysis of Corporate Survival

Financial Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1697-1718

  He, Qing ^a   Chong, Terence Tai Leung ^b   Li, Li ^b   Zhang, Jun ^b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78650047038     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2010.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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