The association of board independence and ownership concentration with voluntary disclosure: A meta-analysis

European Accounting Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 603-627

  García Meca, Emma ^a   Śnchez Ballesta, Juan P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 77956526879     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2010.496979     Document Type: Article

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