Galvanising shareholder activism: A prerequisite for effective corporate governance and accountability in Nigeria

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-130

  Amao, Olufemi ^a   Amaeshi, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business law; Corporate accountability; Corporate governance; Nigeria; Shareholder empowerment and activism

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549106250     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9566-2     Document Type: Article

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