Beyond facts and figures: The role of emotions in boardroom dynamics

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 326-341

  Brundin, Ethel ^a   Nordqvist, Mattias ^a,b,c  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership

^c International Family Enterprise Research Academy

Author keywords

Board task performance; Emotions; Micro processes; Power energizers; Status energizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149105938     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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