Ownership Identity and Concentration: A Study of their Joint Impact on Corporate Diversification

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-126

  Hautz, Julia ^a   Mayer, Michael C J ^b   Stadler, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873145417     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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