Investor Relations and Corporate Governance in Large UK Companies

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-151

  Craven, B M ^a   Marston, C L ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347878181     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00054     Document Type: Article

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