Family firms and firm performance: Evidence from Japan

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 620-646

  Saito, Takuji ^a  

^a KYOTO SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family firm; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349099156     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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