Do the type and number of blockholders influence R&D investments? New evidence from Spain

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 828-842

  Tribo, Josep A ^a   Berrone, Pascual ^b   Surroca, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Banks; Individual blockholders; Institutional blockholders; Non financial blockholders; Ownership structure; R D investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748853212     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2007.00622.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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