Board Structure and Executive Compensation in the Public Sector: New Zealand Evidence

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-465

  Cahan, Steven F ^a   Chua, Frances ^b   Nyamori, Robert Ochoki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

board of directors; corporate governance; executive compensation; public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 85022073468     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0267-4424.2005.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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