Do board evaluations measure board effectiveness

International Studies of Management and Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-98

  Rasmussen, Janicke ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

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EID: 84948993730     PISSN: 00208825     EISSN: 15580911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2015.1005999     Document Type: Article

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