Factors associated with the development of board sub-committees

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 4-18

  Carson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit committees; Inter corporate relationships; Nomination committees; Remuneration committees

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036406628     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00263     Document Type: Article

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