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Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance

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Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance. / Chen, Mingyuan; De Silva, Dakshina; Slechten, Aurelie.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2021. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Chen, M, De Silva, D & Slechten, A 2021 'Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance' Economics Working Papers Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics, Lancaster.

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Chen, M., De Silva, D., & Slechten, A. (2021). Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance. (Economics Working Papers Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Chen M, De Silva D, Slechten A. Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance. Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2021 Jul 22. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Chen, Mingyuan ; De Silva, Dakshina ; Slechten, Aurelie. / Director appointments, boardroom networks, and firm environmental performance. Lancaster : Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2021. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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