Are OECD-prescribed “good corporate governance practices” really good in an emerging economy?

Asia Pacific Journal of Management - Tập 28 Số 1 - Trang 115-138 - 2011
Victor Zitian Chen1, Jing Li1, Daniel Shapiro1
1Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

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