Corporate governance and alternative performance measures: Evidence from Australian firms

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-386

  Pham, Peter Kien ^a   Suchard, Jo Ann ^b   Zein, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; corporate governance; performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055182022     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0312896211413035     Document Type: Article

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