Large shareholder diversification and corporate risk-taking

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3601-3641

  Faccio, Mara ^a   Marchica, Maria Teresa ^b   Mura, Roberto ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054918965     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhr065     Document Type: Article

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