The influence of national culture and institutional voids on family ownership of large firms: A country level empirical study

Journal of International Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-45

  Chakrabarty, Subrata ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Collectivism; Culture; Family; Financial credit; Institution; Institutional voids; Ownership; Power distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449118921     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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