A letter from the president: Seduction, charm and obfuscation in French CEO letters

Journal of Business Strategy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 46-55

  Bournois, Frank ^a,b,c   Point, Sébastien ^d  

^a University of Paris   (France)

^b ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^c Department of Executive Governance ^*

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Financial reporting; France; Shareholders; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750989363     PISSN: 02756668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02756660610710355     Document Type: Review

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