Board effectiveness and board dissent: A model of the board's relationship to management and shareholders

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-70

  Warther, Vincent A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; G32; Managerial discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009409889     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(97)00009-6     Document Type: Article

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