Financial expertise of the board, risk taking, and performance: Evidence from bank holding companies

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 351-380

  Minton, Bernadette A ^a   Taillard, Jérôme P ^b   Williamson, Rohan ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84914109125     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: 17566916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022109014000283     Document Type: Article

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