CEO duality and companies’ performance: a case of Malaysian Companies / Roshima Said…[et al.]

• Main Authors: Said, Roshima, Omar, Ropidah, Awang, Norasmila, Yaacob, Zuraini, Ismail, Jurina
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institude, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2005
• Subjects: Corporations; Corporate organization. Corporate governance
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26606/1/LP_ROSHIMA%20SAID%20RMI%20K%2005_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26606/

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