Outside directors on Korean boards: Governance and institutions

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-129

  Chizema, Amon ^a   Kim, Jootae ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

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EID: 70449642674     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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