An organizational portfolio theory 01 board composition

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-88

  Heslin, Peter A ^a   Donaldson, Lex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042708682     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00131     Document Type: Article

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