Board structure, process and performance: Evidence from publiclisted companies in Singapore

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-290

  Wan, David ^a   Ong, C H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NUS Consulting

Author keywords

Board of directors; Board process; Board structure and board performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 15544373898     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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