Going (More) public: Institutional isomorphism and ownership reform among chinese firms

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-51

  Haveman, Heather A ^a   Wang, Yongxiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Corporate governance; Isomorphism; Reform; Resource dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874568218     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/more.12008     Document Type: Article

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