Does the CFO matter in family firms? Evidence from Italy

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 381-411

  Caselli, Stefano ^a   Di Giuli, Alberta ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CEO; CFO; Family firm; Italy; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954515392     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470903211657     Document Type: Article

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