Does ownership matter in mergers? A comparative study of the causes and consequences of mergers by family and non-family firms

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-203

  Shim, Jungwook ^a   Okamuro, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family firm; Family ownership; Merger

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957920848     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

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