Family representatives in family firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-263

  Chen, En Te ^a   Gray, Stephen ^b   Nowland, John ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate Governance; Family Firms; Family Members; Family Representatives; Firm Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876151847     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12009     Document Type: Article

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