The making of active boards in Swedish public companies

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-155

  Jonnergård, Karin ^a   Stafsudd, Anna ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Board activities; Board composition; Board involvement; Board networks; Board of directors; Institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751582383     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-009-9120-y     Document Type: Article

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