What matters and for which firms for corporate governance in emerging markets? Evidence from Brazil (and other BRIK countries)

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 934-952

  Black, Bernard S ^a   de Carvalho, Antonio Gledson ^b   Gorga, Érica ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Brazil; Corporate governance; India; Korea; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864309986     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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