Capital structure and firm performance: A new approach to testing agency theory and an application to the banking industry

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Michael C. Jensen, William H. Meckling · Journal of Financial Economics · 1976 · 70.7K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +16

Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow, Corporate Finance, and Takeovers

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Management, Business Economics, Finance +17

FINANCIAL RATIOS, DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS AND THE PREDICTION OF CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY

Edward I. Altman · The Journal of Finance · 1968 · 13.6K citations

Business, Business Economics, Finance +16

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Stewart C. Myers · Journal of Financial Economics · 1977 · 13.4K citations

Management, Business Economics, Economics +12

Large Shareholders and Corporate Control

Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · Journal of Political Economy · 1986 · 8.6K citations

Management, Business Economics, Corporate Governance +11