Corporate governance and firm's efficiency: The case of a transitional country, Ukraine

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-157

  Zelenyuk, Valentin ^a,b   Zheka, Vitaliy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV MOHYLA ACADEMY   (Ukraine)

^c LVIV UNIVERSITY OF TRADE AND ECONOMICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; DEA; Efficency; Ownership; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944458120     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-006-7136-8     Document Type: Article

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