Family control and the implied cost of equity: Evidence before and after the Asian financial crisis

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-474

  Boubakri, Narjess ^a,b   Guedhami, Omrane ^c,d   Mishra, Dev ^e  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency problems; Asian financial crisis; Corporate governance; Family control; Ultimate ownership and control

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949851991     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.77     Document Type: Article

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