Beyond the disciplinary role of governance: How boards add value to Spanish foundations

British Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-114

  de Andrés Alonso, Pablo ^a   Azofra Palenzuela, Valentín ^a   Romero Merino, M Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

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EID: 77649327494     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2009.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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