Board network characteristics and firm performance in Korea

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 800-808

  Kim, Yangmin ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Board networks; Board roles; Corporate governance; Firm performance; Korean companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744478631     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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