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Original Articles

Are American Interlocking Directorates Associated with Brain Circulation and do They Translate into Higher Corporate Performance?

(Associate Professor of Geography)
Pages 344-359 | Received 27 Dec 2014, Accepted 29 Dec 2014, Published online: 04 Nov 2019

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