Accessing board positions: A comparison of female and male board members' views

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 847-855

  Sheridan, Alison ^a   Milgate, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Boards; Gender; Governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744551206     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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