Short-term perceptions, corporate governance and the management of R & D in Italian companies

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-270

  Cescon, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control mechanisms; Corporate governance; Financial environment; Manager perceptions; R and D policies; Short term pressures

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548438458     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019631730439     Document Type: Article

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