Are OECD-prescribed "good corporate governance practices" really good in an emerging economy?

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-138

  Chen, Victor Zitian ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Shapiro, Daniel M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asia; Board of directors; China; Controlling shareholder; Corporate governance; Emerging economy; Expropriation; OECD principles; Supervisory board

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751585340     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9206-8     Document Type: Article

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