Effects of executive characteristics and venture capital involvement on board composition and share ownership in IPO firms

British Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-92

  Filatotchev, Igor ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644978142     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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