Ownership and firm innovation in a transition economy: Evidence from China

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-452

  Choi, Suk Bong ^a   Lee, Soo Hee ^b   Williams, Christopher ^c  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Business groups; China; Corporate governance; Innovation performance; Ownership structure

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS GROUPS; CHINA; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 79951899752     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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