Corporate governance and lobbying strategies

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 547-553

  Mathur, Ike ^a   Singh, Manohar ^b   Thompson, Fred ^c   Nejadmalayeri, Ali ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency conflict; Corporate governance; Lobbying; Performance; Shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874343014     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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