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Which CEO Characteristics and Abilities Matter?

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  • Kaplan, Steven N.
  • Klebanov, Mark M.
  • Rauh, Joshua

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  • Kaplan, Steven N. & Klebanov, Mark M. & Rauh, Joshua, 2008. "Which CEO Characteristics and Abilities Matter?," Working Papers 230, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
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