PRIVATE BENEFITS: OWNERSHIP VERSUS CONTROL
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Financial Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0270-2592,1475-6803
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6803.2009.01254.x