Examining the relationships between monitoring and incentives in corporate governance

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-430

  Rutherford, Matthew A ^a   Buchholtz, Ann K ^b   Brown, Jill A ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947616170     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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