Governance and CEO pay and performance in non-profit organizations

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 811-827

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Nunes, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Chief executives; Governance; Non profit organizations; Portugal; Remuneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848851076     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710826404     Document Type: Article

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