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Context, Behavior, and Evolution: Challenges in Research on Boards and Governance

JONAS GABRIELSSONNorwegian School of Management, BI, Oslo, Norway, and SIRE/Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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MORTEN HUSENorwegian School of Management, BI, Oslo, Norway, and Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Pages 11-36 | Published online: 08 Dec 2014

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