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Estimating the effect of board independence on managerial ownership using a quasi-natural experiment

Pornsit JirapornNIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand;Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, Pennsylvania State University, Malvern, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kridsda NimmanuntaNIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand
Pages 1237-1243 | Published online: 28 Dec 2017

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