Executive turnover in UK firms: The impact of Cadbury

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-50

  Dedman, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12844268592     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729630     Document Type: Article

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