Capital structure decisions in family firms: Empirical evidence from a bank-based economy

Review of Managerial Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 247-275

  Ampenberger, Markus ^a   Schmid, Thomas ^a   Achleitner, Ann Kristin ^a   Kaserer, Christoph ^a  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agency conflicts; Capital structure; Family firms; Leverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879298172     PISSN: 18636683     EISSN: 18636691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11846-011-0077-2     Document Type: Article

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