Internationalization and firm governance: The roles of CEO compensation, top team composition, and board structure

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 158-178

  Sanders, Wm Gerard ^b   Carpenter, Mason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032040079     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/257100     Document Type: Article

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