Corporate boards and the performance of Asian firms: A meta-analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 873-905

  van Essen, Marc ^a   van Oosterhout, J Hans ^b   Carney, Michael ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Board of directors; Firm performance; Meta analysis; Meta analytical structural equations modeling; Owner identity; Ownership concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856956519     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-011-9269-1     Document Type: Article

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