Women on Boards of Directors and Corporate Social Performance: A Meta-Analysis

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 428-442

  Byron, Kris ^a   Post, Corinne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Board of Directors; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Diversity; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979066974     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12165     Document Type: Article

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