CRAFTING+EXEC.STRAT.:...(LL)-W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781260987669
Author: Thompson
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 2, Problem 5ALE
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To discuss: The way in which Company V didn’t fill its requirements on corporate governance and the obligations of board to protect interests of company’s shareholders’ and the way company select its directors to avoid scandals.
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