The link between corporate governance and performance of the non-traditional export sector: Evidence from Ghana

Corporate Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 609-623

  Kyereboah Coleman, Anthony ^a   Biekpe, Nicholas ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Export markets; Exports; Ghana; National economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750249554     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700610706090     Document Type: Article

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