Who appoints them, what do they do? Evidence on outside directors from Japan

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-337

  Miwa, Yoshiro ^a   Ramseyer, J Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 18844421410     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2005.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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