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Corporate governance and firm profitability: evidence from Korea before the economic crisis

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  • Joh, Sung Wook, 2003. "Corporate governance and firm profitability: evidence from Korea before the economic crisis," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 287-322, May.
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