Firm performance, governance structure, and top management turnover in a transitional economy

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1289-1330

  Firth, Michael ^a   Fung, Peter M Y ^b   Rui, Oliver M ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Polytechnic University ^*

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EID: 33748789046     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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