Ownership, board structure, and performance in continental Europe

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-197

  Krivogorsky, Victoria ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International corporate governance; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744535913     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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