Board assessments of managerial performance:An analysis of attribution processes

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-115

  Schaffer, Bryan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Directors; Governance; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079070     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940210417030     Document Type: Article

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