Evaluating the characteristics of corporate boards associated with layoff decisions

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-84

  Yawson, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Corporate restructuring; Directors; Employee layoffs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644769544     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2006.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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