Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling

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DOI: 10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x
Published: 1976-10
Container: Journal of Financial Economics
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/0304-405x-76-90026-x,
  title = {Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure},
  author = {Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling},
  year = {1976},
  journal = {Journal of Financial Economics},
  doi = {10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x}
}

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TI  - Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
AU  - Michael C. Jensen
AU  - William H. Meckling
PY  - 1976
JO  - Journal of Financial Economics
DO  - 10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x
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Jensen, M. C., & Meckling, W. H. (1976). Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure. Journal of Financial Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405x(76)90026-x

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