Separation of ownership from control and acquiring firm performance: The case of family ownership in Canada

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 517-543

  Ben Amar, Walid ^a   André, Paul ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family ownership; Mergers and acquisitions; Ownership concentration; Separation of ownership and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646884614     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2006.00613.x     Document Type: Review

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