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Corporate governance in Taiwan: The nonmonotonic relationship between family ownership and dividend policy

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  • Yuting Huang
  • Anlin Chen
  • Lanfeng Kao

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  • Yuting Huang & Anlin Chen & Lanfeng Kao, 2012. "Corporate governance in Taiwan: The nonmonotonic relationship between family ownership and dividend policy," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 39-58, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiapa:v:29:y:2012:i:1:p:39-58
    DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9279-z
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