Bound by laws, or by values? A multi-level and cross-national approach to understanding the protection of minority owners in family firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 203-215

  Stevens, Charles E ^a   Kidwell, Roland E ^b   Sprague, Robert ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency Theory; Corporate Governance; Family Dynamics; National Culture; Stewardship Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928552572     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12089     Document Type: Article

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