CEO turnover, firm performance, and enterprise reform in China: Evidence from micro data

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 796-817

  Kato, Takao ^a,b,c,d   Long, Cheryl ^a,e  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d TCER ^*  (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

CEO turnover; China; Corporate governance; Enterprise reform; Firm performance; Transitional economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750987304     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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