The changing role of the chairman: Impact of corporate governance reform in the United Kingdom 1995-2005

European Business Organization Law Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-213

  Owen, Geoffrey ^a   Kirchmaier, Tom ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appointment; CEO; Chairman; Corporate board; Corporate governance reform; Independence; Non executive director (NED); Outside director; Senior independent director; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649157850     PISSN: 15667529     EISSN: 17416205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1566752908001870     Document Type: Article

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