The effect of family governance on corporate time horizons

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 547-566

  Kappes, Imke ^a   Schmid, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Family firms; Intertemporal choice; Pressure; Time horizons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885482685     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12040     Document Type: Article

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