The Rise of SASAC: Asset Management, Ownership Concentration, and Firm Performance in China's Capital Markets

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-281

  Wang, Junmin ^a   Guthrie, Doug ^b   Xiao, Zhixing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

China's capital markets; Chinese SOEs; Firm performance; Gradualism; Ownership concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863478984     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2011.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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