The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Has it brought about changes in the boards of large U. S. corporations?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 401-412

  Valenti, Alix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance, boards of directors, Sarbanes Oxley, board committees, board composition, board structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449098530     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9503-4     Document Type: Article

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