The Voluntary Use of Outside Directors by Initial Public Offering Firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 94-106

  Mak, Y T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0347308504     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.1996.tb00138.x     Document Type: Article

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