Leviathan as a minority shareholder: Firm-level implications of state equity purchases

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1775-1801

  Inoue, Carlos F K V ^a   Lazzarini, Sergio G ^a   Musacchio, Aldo ^b  

^a INSPER INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (Brazil)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892594492     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0406     Document Type: Article

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