Evaluating boards and directors

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 613-631

  Kiel, Geoffrey C ^a   Nicholson, Gavin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Competitive Dynamics Pty Ltd ^*

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Corporate governance; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944435802     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00455.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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