The effect of board structure on firm value: A multiple identification strategies approach using Korean data

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-226

  Black, Bernard ^a   Kim, Woochan ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Audit committee; Board of directors; Corporate governance; Korea; Outside directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857459021     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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