The role of the board in firm strategy: Integrating agency and organisational control perspectives

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 500-520

  Hendry, Kevin ^a,b,c,d   Kiel, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Competitive Dynamics ^*  (Australia)

^c Asia Pacific for Monsanto   (Australia)

^d Global Management Team   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Boards of directors; Financial control; Organisational control; Strategic control; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644252618     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00390.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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