Board diversity as a shield during the financial crisis

Corporate Governance: Recent Developments and New Trends

Volumn 9783642315794, Issue , 2012, Pages 259-285

  Engelen, Peter Jan ^a   Van Den Berg, Annette ^a   Van Der Laan, Gerwin ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84925294630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31579-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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