The impact of public opinion on board structure changes, director career progression, and CEO turnover: Evidence from CalPERS' corporate governance program

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 199-227

  Wu, YiLin ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CalPERS; Corporate governance; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345059002     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(03)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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