Corporate governance is directors making decisions: Reforming the outward foundations for inside decision making

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-253

  Useem, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 3843118727     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025001307479     Document Type: Review

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