Board task performance: An exploration of micro- and macro-level determinants of board effectiveness

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-215

  Minichilli, Alessandro ^a   Zattoni, Alessandro ^a,b   Nielsen, Sabina ^c   Huse, Morten ^d,e  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department ^*  (Denmark)

^d BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 84155176366     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.743     Document Type: Article

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