Form versus substance: The effect of ownership structure and corporate governance on firm value in Thailand

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1722-1743

  Connelly, J Thomas ^a   Limpaphayom, Piman ^b   Nagarajan, Nandu J ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family ownership; Firm value; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859649349     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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