Board structure and firm performance: Evidence from India's top companies

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 492-509

  Jackling, Beverley ^a   Johl, Shireenjit ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Board of Directors; Clause 49; Corporate Governance; Firm Performance; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249155398     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2009.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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