Beyond agency theory, a post-crisis view of corporate law

British Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 484-499

  Segrestin, Blanche ^a   Hatchuel, Armand ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84860406653     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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