Impact of state ownership and control mechanisms on the performance of group affiliated companies in China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-503

  Lu, Yuan ^a   Yao, Jun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diversification; Firm performance; Group affiliated companies; State ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845971482     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-006-9017-0     Document Type: Article

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