Standard setting and following in corporate governance: An observation-theoretical study of the effectiveness of governance codes

Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 705-727

  Seidl, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Codes; Corporate governance; Field; Observation; Rules; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548336911     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508407080316     Document Type: Article

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