Corporate governance, globalization and firm productivity

Journal of World Business

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 372-385

  Min, Byung S ^a   Smyth, Russell ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance reform; Globalization; Korea; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904575800     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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