Tradeoffs between internal and external governance: Evidence from exogenous regulatory shocks

Financial Management

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-114

  Guo, Lixiong ^a   Lach, Patrick ^b   Mobbs, Shawn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84923797222     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fima.12066     Document Type: Article

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