A cross-country analysis of bank performance: The role of external governance

Corporate Governance in Banking: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 151-183

  Barth, James R ^a,b   Bertus, Mark J ^a   Hartarska, Valentina ^a   Jiang, Hai Jason ^c   Phumiwasana, Triphon ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Milken Inst for Job and Cap Form   (United States)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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