The impact of business group affiliation on performance: Evidence from China's 'national champions'

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 617-631

  Guest, Paul ^a   Sutherland, Dylan ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business groups; Economic transition; Enterprise reforms; National champions; Ownership; Subsidiary performance

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC REFORM; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM SIZE; MARKET TRANSITION; OWNERSHIP;

CHINA;

EID: 77954449800     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep017     Document Type: Review

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