The Symbolic Management of Stockholders: Corporate Governance Reforms and Shareholder Reactions

1998/03/01 by James D. Westphal, Edward J. Zajac · 13 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Corporate Finance and Governance #Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance #Accounting and Organizational Management

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Abstract

James D. Westphal, Edward J. Zajac, The Symbolic Management of Stockholders: Corporate Governance Reforms and Shareholder Reactions, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Mar., 1998), pp. 127-153

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