Board pay and the separation of ownership from control in U.K. SMEs

Small Business Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 465-476

  Watson, Robert ^a   Wilson, Nick ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 25644446827     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-005-6438-y     Document Type: Article

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