Control transfers, privatization, and corporate performance: Efficiency gains in China's listed companies

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-190

  Chen, Gongmeng ^a   Firth, Michael ^b   Xin, Yu ^c   Xu, Liping ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 41149160141     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000002787     Document Type: Article

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