Does female representation on boards of directors associate with the most ethical companies list

Corporate Reputation Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-280

  Bernardi, Richard A ^a   Bosco, Susan M ^b   Columb, Veronica L ^b  

^a R A B Academic Consultants   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Ethics; Women in management

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350446512     PISSN: 13633589     EISSN: 14791889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/crr.2009.15     Document Type: Article

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