Corporate governance, board diversity, and firm value

Financial Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-53

  Carter, David A ^a   Simkins, Betty J ^a   Simpson, W Gary ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board of directors; Corporate governance; Diversity; Financial value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932126970     PISSN: 07328516     EISSN: 15406288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6288.00034     Document Type: Article

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