Boards of directors and shark repellents: Assessing the value of an agency theory perspective

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-348

  Frankforter, Steven A ^a   Berman, Shawn L ^b   Jones, Thomas M ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034178836     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00183     Document Type: Article

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