The contribution of work representation to solving the governance structure problem

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-148

  Van Den Berg, Annette ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Information asymmetries; Multiple agency problem; Property rights; Shareholders and stakeholders; Trade unions and works councils; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043120511     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MAGO.0000026541.89732.c2     Document Type: Article

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