Corporate governance and payout policy: Evidence from Korean business groups

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-198

  Hwang, Lee Seok ^a   Kim, Hakkon ^b   Park, Kwangwoo ^b   Park, Rae Soo ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business group; Corporate governance; Dividends; G34; G35; Payout policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881268333     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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