Good governance: A philosophical discussion of the responsibilities and practices of organizational governors

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 298-312

  Bird, Frederick ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

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EID: 0035561609     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2001.tb00265.x     Document Type: Article

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