Governing the Large Corporation: More Arguments for Public Directors
Tags: CORPORATE governance; DIRECTORS of corporations; GOVERNMENT business enterprises; SOCIAL responsibility of business; CORPORATIONS; INDUSTRIAL management; DECISION making; BUSINESS ethics; POLITICAL planning; STOCKHOLDERS
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