Influence of board size and independence on firm performance: a study of indian companies

Vikalpa

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 39-60

  Garg, Ajay Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Board independence; Board size; Corporate governance; Firm performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994238554     PISSN: 02560909     EISSN: 23953799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0256090920070304     Document Type: Article

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