Capital structure, management ownership and large external shareholders: A uk analysis

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 375-399

  Short, Helen ^a   Keasey, Kevin ^a   Duxbury, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital structure; External shareholders; Management ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066214416     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357151021000010382     Document Type: Article

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