Ownership structure and firm performance in non-listed firms: Evidence from Spain

Journal of Family Business Strategy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-96

  Arosa, Blanca ^a   Iturralde, Txomin ^a   Maseda, Amaia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family firms; Non listed firms; Ownership; Performance; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955565106     PISSN: 18778585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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