An exploratory study on a new corporate governance mechanism: Evidence from small family firms

Management Research News

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-61

  Fahed Sreih, Josiane ^a  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family firms; Lebanon; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349312804     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170910922023     Document Type: Article

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