Family ownership, board independence and voluntary disclosure: Evidence from Hong Kong

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-109

  Chau, Gerald ^a   Gray, Sidney J ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Board independence; Corporate governance; Family ownership; Independent chairman; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956179355     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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