Financial distress and corporate governance: An empirical analysis

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-23

  Elloumi, Fathi ^a   Gueyié, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audit committees; Corporate governance; Directors; Financial management; Top management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019107     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700110389548     Document Type: Article

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