The benefits and costs of controlling shareholders: The rise and fall of Parmalat

Research in International Business and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-52

  Buchanan, Bonnie ^a   Yang, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Parmalat; Regulatory failure; Shareholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244260954     PISSN: 02755319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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