Family ownership and control, the presence of other large shareholders, and firm performance: Further evidence

Family Business Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-93

  Sacristán Navarro, María ^a   Gómez Ansón, Silvia ^c   Cabeza García, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

endogeneity of ownership; family control; family ownership; firm performance; other large shareholders; unobservable heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953054578     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486510396705     Document Type: Article

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