IMPACT OF CORPORATE INSIDER, BLOCKHOLDER, AND INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY OWNERSHIP ON FIRM RISK TAKING.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 April 1996
Peter Wright, Stephen P. Ferris, Ankur Sarin, Vidya N. Awasthi
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The nature of a firm's risk-taking behavior can significantly affect corporate performance. In an agency context, we examined the influence of equity ownership structure upon corporate risk taking....
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