The independence paradox: (Im)possibilities facing non-executive directors in The Netherlands

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 314-324

  Hooghiemstra, Reggy ^a   Van Manen, Jaap ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PricewaterhouseCoopers USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Corporate governance; Independence; Information; Non executive directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042733783     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00372.x     Document Type: Review

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