The performance differential between private and state owned enterprises: The roles of ownership, management and market structure

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1244-1273

  Goldeng, Eskil ^b   Grünfeld, Leo A ^b   Benito, Gabriel R G ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NONE

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EID: 52649104491     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2008.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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