Corporate governance and performance in publicly listed, family-controlled firms: Evidence from Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-283

  Filatotchev, Igor ^a   Lien, Yung Chih ^b   Piesse, Jenifer ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Family ownership; Governance; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444482348     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-005-3569-2     Document Type: Article

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