Do corporate governance mechanisms matter for cash holdings and firm value?

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 554-570

  Kusnadi, Yuanto ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cash holdings; Corporate governance mechanisms; Firm value

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052263398     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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