An empirical investigation of hybrid corporate governance systems in large firms: Evidence from India

Corporate Ownership and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1 E, 2010, Pages 430-446

  Thyil, Vijaya ^a   Young, Suzanne ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Hybridization; India; Large firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897124389     PISSN: 17279232     EISSN: 18103057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22495/cocv8i1c4p2     Document Type: Article

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