An Analysis of Perceptions of Western Corporate Governance Principles in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 402-409

  Robertson, Christopher ^a   Al AlSheikh, Sulaiman ^b   Al Kahtani, Ali ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

corporate governance; OECD principles; Saudi Arabia; shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862105948     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.655529     Document Type: Article

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