The effect of family control on firm value and performance: Evidence from continental Europe

European Financial Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 689-723

  Barontini, Roberto ^a   Caprio, Lorenzo ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family firms; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247842936     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2006.00273.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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