Outside options and CEO turnover: The network effect

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 201-217

  Liu, Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO networks; CEO turnover; Outside options

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908258899     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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