Valuation of restricted shares by conflicting shareholders in the Split Share Structure Reform

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 7-9, 2014, Pages 778-802

  Cumming, Douglas ^a   Hou, Wenxuan ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bargaining power; China; consideration; restricted share; Split Share Structure Reform; state ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903736744     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2012.671782     Document Type: Article

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