Ownership structure and value of the largest European firms: The importance of owner identity

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-55

  Pedersen, Torben ^a   Thomsen, Steen ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Firm value; Owner identity; Ownership structure; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043108999     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022480016567     Document Type: Article

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