Financial decisions as determinants of ownership structure: Evidence from Spanish family controlled firms

Managerial Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 868-885

  Pindado, Julio ^a   de la Torre, Chabela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate finances; Decision making; Family firms; Private ownership; Public ownership; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015608959     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350810915824     Document Type: Article

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