Independent directors, family ownership structure and firm financial performance

International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-24

  García Ramos, Rebeca ^a   Olalla, Myriam García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Endogeneity; Family ownership structure; Firm financial performance; Independent directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863086978     PISSN: 14502887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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