Board dynamics and the influence of professional background, gender and ethnic diversity of directors

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-234

  Van der Walt, Nicholas ^a   Ingley, Coral ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Board composition; Board dynamics; Diversity; Social capital; Social network ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037898988     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00320     Document Type: Article

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