Which CEO Characteristics and Abilities Matter?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 973-1007

  Kaplan, Steven N ^a   Klebanov, Mark M ^b   Sorensen, Morten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Ziff Brothers Investments   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84861328737     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2012.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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