The evolution of corporate governance and firm performance in transition economies: The case of Sellier and Bellot in the Czech Republic

European Financial Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 747-791

  Jandik, Tomas ^a   Rennie, Craig G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital markets; Corporate governance; Corporation and securities law; Czech Republic; Ownership structure; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 49849101632     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2007.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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