Survival of the embedded: Expelling and embedding forces on members of the corporate elite

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-251

  Ward, Andrew J ^a   Feldman, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Research and International Programs

Author keywords

Corporate directorships; Corporate elites; Departing CEOs; Interlocking directorships

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749100398     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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