Board Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from Nigerian Quoted Companies
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2281-3993,2281-4612
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v4n1p283