Factors affecting the number of outside directorships held by CEOs

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-104

  Booth, James R ^a   Deli, Daniel N ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; CEOs; Outside directorships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029716604     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-405X(95)00838-6     Document Type: Article

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