Shared thinking and interaction in the family business boardroom

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-51

  Johnson, Phyl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Family firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077401     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700410521952     Document Type: Article

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