Business group affiliation and firm performance in a transition economy: A focus on ownership voids

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-483

  Ma, Xufei ^a   Yao, Xiaotao ^b   Xi, Youmin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Business group; Institutional perspective; Performance; Property rights theory; Transition economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845981441     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-006-9011-6     Document Type: Review

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