Board diversity: Moving the field forward

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 77-82

  Adams, Renée B ^a   de Haan, Jakob ^a   Terjesen, Siri ^a   van Ees, Hans ^a  

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EID: 84925339983     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12106     Document Type: Editorial

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