Independent directors and firm performance in family controlled firms: Evidence from Indonesia

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-132

  Prabowo, Muhammad ^a   Simpson, John ^b  

^a SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79955727688     PISSN: 08189935     EISSN: 14678411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8411.2011.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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