Corporate governance and profitability in family SMEs

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 391-408

  Hansson, Mats ^a,b   Liljeblom, Eva ^a   Martikainen, Minna ^c  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b Nordea Savings and Asset Management ^*  (Finland)

^c LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Board size; Family CEO; Family employees; Family SMEs; Firm performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957816324     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2010.543842     Document Type: Article

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