Is poor director attendance contagious?
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Keywords
Attendance; behavioral effects; board of directors; director behavior; peer effects;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
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