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The influence of the degree of state ownership and the ownership concentration on the performance of listed Chinese companies

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  • Hu, Amity (Jie)

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  • Gunasekarage, Abeyratna & Hess, Kurt & Hu, Amity (Jie), 2007. "The influence of the degree of state ownership and the ownership concentration on the performance of listed Chinese companies," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 379-395, September.
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