Alternative perspectives on independence of directors

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-336

  Brennan, Niamh ^a   McDermott, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Digital Hub Development Agency

Author keywords

Director independence; Higgs Report; Irish plcs

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042856972     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00373.x     Document Type: Review

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