Dividends Behavior in State- Versus Family-Controlled Firms: Evidence from Hong Kong

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-112

  He, Tina T ^a   Li, Wilson X B ^a   Tang, Gordon Y N ^b  

^a BNU HKBU UNITED INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business ethical behavior; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Dividend; Family; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866496380     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1150-0     Document Type: Article

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