The composition of semi-two-tier corporate boards and firm performance

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 691-701

  Rose, Caspar ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Board structure; Company law; Legal protection of shareholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944460172     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00460.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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