The role of corporate governance and boards in organisational performance

Connecting Knowledge and Performance in Public Services: From Knowing to Doing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 99-127

  Chambers, Naomi ^a   Cornforth, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84926115183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511762000.007     Document Type: Chapter

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