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Do board characteristics affect corporate performance? Firm-level evidence for India

Saibal Ghosh Department of Economic Analysis and Policy, Reserve Bank of India, New Central Office Building, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 435-443 | Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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