Shareholder activism: Corporate governance reforms in Korea

Shareholder Activism: Corporate Governance Reforms in Korea

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-163

  Rho, Han Kyun ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230625822     Document Type: Book

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