External networking and internal firm governance

Journal of Finance

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-194

  Fracassi, Cesare ^a   Tate, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84855958707     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01706.x     Document Type: Article

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