Managers as Monitors: An Analysis of the Non-executive Role of Senior Executives in UK Companies

British Journal of Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-29

  O'Sullivan, Noel ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0442309381     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00148     Document Type: Article

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