Multiple large shareholder structure and governance: The role of shareholder numbers, contest for control, and formal institutions in chinese family firms

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 265-294

  Luo, Jin Hui ^a   Wan, Di Fang ^b   Cai, Di ^b   Liu, Heng ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Family firms; Institution based view; Multiple large shareholder (MLS) structure; Principal principal (PP) conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879798432     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/more.12000     Document Type: Article

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