The relationship between corporate governance and firm productivity: Evidence from Taiwan's manufacturing firms

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 768-779

  Chiang, Min Hsien ^a   Lin, Jia Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Board structure; CEO; Corporate performance; Share ownership; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748825672     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2007.00605.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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