Mixing family with business: A study of Thai business groups and the families behind them

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-498

  Bertrand, Marianne ^a   Johnson, Simon ^b   Samphantharak, Krislert ^c   Schoar, Antoinette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Excess control; Families; Groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049111810     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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