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Book Title: The Activist Director: Lessons From The Boardroom And The Fu...
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Author: Ira Millstein
Publication Name: Activist Director : Lessons from the Boardroom and the Future of the Corporation
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
