Managerial ownership and the role of privatization in transition economies: The case of China

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 479-498

  Wang, Liu ^a   Judge, William Q ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency perspective; China; Economic transition; Institutional environment; Managerial ownership; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861478962     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9205-9     Document Type: Article

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