Internal and External Governance Mechanisms: Evidence from the UK insurance industry

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-373

  O'Sullivan, Noel ^a   Diacon, Stephen R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Governance; Insurance companies; Mutual; Proprietary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347024246     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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