The impact of board size on firm performance: Evidence from the UK

European Journal of Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-404

  Guest, Paul M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Board size; Corporate governance; Endogeneity; Firm performance; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650992077     PISSN: 1351847X     EISSN: 14664364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13518470802466121     Document Type: Article

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