Board leadership structure and diversity over CEO time in office: A test of the evolutionary perspective on Italian firms

European Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 672-681

  Zona, Fabio ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Board; Board diversity; CEO; Duality; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901831064     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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