Gender and the Composition of Corporate Boards: A Ghanaian Study

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-95

  Amidu, Mohammed ^a   Abor, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

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EID: 34247656897     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150501300104     Document Type: Article

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