Ownership, size, and the formal structure of organizations: Evidence from US public and private firms, 1992-2002

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-636

  Wang, Lihua ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67949100640     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtp018     Document Type: Article

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