The role of financial institutions in the corporate governance of listed Chinese companies

British Journal of Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 562-580

  Yuan, Rongli ^a   Xiao, Jason Zezhong ^b   Milonas, Nikolaos ^c   Zou, Joe Hong ^d  

^a Renmin University of China   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 73849124542     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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