Do board processes influence director and board performance? Statutory and performance implications

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 632-653

  Ingley, C ^a   Van Der Walt, N ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Agenda; Board performance; Companies Act; Compliance; Decisions; Directors; Governance; Risk; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944525281     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00456.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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