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International Studies of Management & Organization Vol. 38, No. 3 Fall 2008

Corporate Governance Development Levels of Boards Guest Editor:

Martin Hilb IFPM-Center for Corporate Governance University of St. Gallen Switzerland

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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION FALL 2008 /VOL 38, NO. 3

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF BOARDS

Guest Editor: Martin Hilb IFPM-Center for Corporate Governance University of St. Gallen Switzerland

Preface Development Levels of Boards

Martin Hilb (Switzerland) 3

Fraudulent Financial Reporting Detection Key Ratios Plus Corporate Governance Factors

Hugh Grove (USA) and Elisabetta Basilico (USA) 10

Risk Management and Board Effectiveness Coral Ingley (New Zealand) and Nick van der Walt (UAE) 43

Trust, Firm Life Cycle, and Actual Board Behavior Evidence from "One of the Lads" in the Board of Three Small Firms

Morten Huse (Norway) and Alessandro Zattoni (Italy) 71

Board Capability An Interactions Perspective on Boards of Directors and Firm Performance

Mark Macus (Switzerland) 98

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