Do Managers with Limited Liability Take More Risky Decisions? An Information Acquisition Model
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1058-6407
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2010.00284.x