Corporate governance in Nigeria: The status quo

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-193

  Okike, Elewechi N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Mechanisms; Nigeria; Status quo

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947275748     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2007.00553.x     Document Type: Review

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