Hiding behind the flag? Prospects for change in german corporate governance

European Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 420-430

  Peck, Simon ^a   Ruigrok, Winfried ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Germany; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042204199     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(00)00031-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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