Power of ultimate controlling owners: A survey of Canadian landscape

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-204

  Gadhoum, Yoser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ownership structure; Shareholder protection; Voting rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646010636     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-006-0004-0     Document Type: Review

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