The Determinants of Compensation Committee Membership

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 356-366

  Vafeas, Nikos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0042182507     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00214     Document Type: Article

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