The relationship of board member diversity to organizational performance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1313-1320

  Siciliano, Julie I ^a  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030527133     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00411816     Document Type: Article

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