Target director turnover in acquisitions: A conceptual framework

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 492-503

  Li, Yong ^a   Aguilera, Ruth V ^b  

^a 325 Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Board leadership; Corporate control market; Corporate governance; Evaluation of directors; Individual director issues; Mergers acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149104657     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00705.x     Document Type: Review

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