Board, ownership and performance of banks with a dual board system: Evidence from Taiwan

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-234

  Huang, Chi Jui ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Dual boards; Financial performance; Ownership; Supervisory board; Taiwan.

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953004627     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.16.2.219     Document Type: Article

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