The strategic use of corporate insurance in China

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 675-694

  Jia, Joy Yihui ^a   Adams, Mike ^a   Buckle, Mike ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency theory; China; Emerging markets; Insurance; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961038729     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2011.554281     Document Type: Article

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