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Corporate governance, ownership dispersion and efficiency: Empirical evidence from Austrian cooperative banking

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  • Gorton, Gary & Schmid, Frank, 1999. "Corporate governance, ownership dispersion and efficiency: Empirical evidence from Austrian cooperative banking," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 119-140, June.
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