Institutions, board structure, and corporate performance: Evidence from Chinese firms

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 32, Issue , 2015, Pages 217-237

  Chen, Tao ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Board composition; Board size; Corporate governance; Corporate performance; Institutions; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953382732     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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