The impact of board composition and top management team ownership structure on post-IPO performance in young entrepreneurial firms

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1198-1216

  Kroll, Mark ^a   Walters, Bruce A ^a   Le, Son A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36749031204     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20159920     Document Type: Article

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