Politicians on the board of directors: Do connections affect the bottom line?

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 464-481

  Hillman, Amy J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board composition; Boards of directors; Politicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244436043     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304272187     Document Type: Article

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