A framework for diagnosing board effectiveness

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 442-460

  Nicholson, Gavin J ^a,b   Kiel, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Queensland ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Board effectiveness; Board roles; Boards of directors; Intellectual capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644251280     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00386.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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