An analysis of the effect of management participation in director selection on the long-term performance of the firm

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-181

  Callahan, William T ^a   Millar, James A ^b   Schulman, Craig ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board of directors; CEO; Corporate governance; Corporate performance; Director selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037232140     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1199(02)00004-4     Document Type: Review

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