What Makes Better Boards? A Closer Look at Diversity and Ownership

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-101

  Ben Amar, Walid ^a   Francoeur, Claude ^a,b   Hafsi, Taïeb ^a,b   Labelle, Réal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84873114557     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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