Institutional influences on board composition of international joint venture firms listing on emerging stock exchanges: Evidence from Africa

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 205-219

  Hearn, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Board of directors; Foreign joint ventures; Institutions; IPO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919659141     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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