Undisclosed SEC Investigations

Terrence Blackburne
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Terrence Blackburne
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College of Business, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331;
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John D. Kepler
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John D. Kepler
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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305;
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Phillip J. Quinn
Phillip J. Quinn
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Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattlle, Washington 98195;
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Daniel Taylor
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Daniel Taylor
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dThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Terrence Blackburne

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Terrence Blackburne

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College of Business, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331;

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John D. Kepler

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John D. Kepler

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Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305;

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Phillip J. Quinn

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Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattlle, Washington 98195;

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Daniel Taylor

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Daniel Taylor

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dThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

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Published Online:29 Oct 2020https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3805

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Received:December 19, 2019
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Published Online:October 29, 2020

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