How Do Board Size and Occupational Background of Directors Influence Social Performance in For-profit and Non-profit Organizations? Evidence from California Hospitals

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-187

  Bai, Ge ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board size; Governance; Occupational background; Ownership; Social performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888128530     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1578-x     Document Type: Article

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