Context matters! Insights into family ownership of listed firms across Europe
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Corporate ownership; Family ownership; Formal institutional context; National culture; Socio-economic-development;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
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