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Board Structure and Survival of New Economy IPO Firms

  1. Nongnit Chancharat1,
  2. Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti2,*,
  3. Gary Tian3

Article first published online: 20 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00906.x

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Corporate Governance: An International Review

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 144–163, March 2012

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Chancharat, N., Krishnamurti, C. and Tian, G. (2012), Board Structure and Survival of New Economy IPO Firms. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 20: 144–163. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00906.x

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  1. 1

    Faculty of Management Science, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

  2. 2

    University of Southern Queensland

  3. 3

    School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

* Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti, Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia. Tel: 61-7-4631-2941; E-mail: chandrasekhar.krishnamurti@usq.edu.au

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