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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"boards of directors"”.
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Essays on boards of directors
This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on corporate boards of directors. In the first essay, I examine the effect of overconfident CEO directors on corporate innovation and find that such directors are significantly associated with not only greater innovation input as measured by R&D …
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The role and selection of boards of directors
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1988.
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Learning in boards: a grounded theory study of UK boards of directors
Boards of directors have been described as an integral part of corporate governance research, being at "the apex of the internal control system" (Jensen, 1993, p.862). Early corporate governance research has examined whether, and to what extent, board characteristics impact on performance. However, …
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Motivations, Roles, Characteristics, and Power: Women Volunteer Leaders on Nonprofit Boards of Directors
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the leadership experiences of woman presidents of nonprofit agencies who are perceived as successful. Recognizing that participants' descriptions of their leadership experience are both similar and different, those similarities and differences …
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Characteristics of boards of directors and board effectiveness: a study of Malaysian public listed companies
Boards of directors are integral to modern corporations and, consequently, receive much attention from regulators, researchers and stakeholders. Although this domain is receiving increased scrutiny, most studies have been based on relating various dimensions of board structure and composition to …
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Golden Handshakes at Commercial Banks
Compensation systems are designed by boards of directors to encourage manager performance. Severance packages are intended to provide insurance for the CEO's human value. Frequently, however, severance packages are increased upon termination by boards of directors at will. These non-contractual …
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A woman's worth: the impact of board bender diversity on company performance - a cross-country analysis
… whether female representation on corporate boards impacts company financial and non-financial performance. Existing studies show conflicting results regarding the impact that female representation on the boards of directors may have on financial and non-financial performance, namely social …
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Causes and Consequences of Board Composition
… examines the causes and consequences of patterns in the composition of American boards of directors. The three papers each focus on one type of corporate director: outsiders, women, and workers. The results from the outside director paper suggest that companies employing more female …
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Towards an Organizational Strategic Vitality Theory: A Study of a Public Sector Board of Directors
<p>Boards of directors govern practically all organizations of significant size in the public and private sector. Improving the understanding of how boards function is critical because when boards fail, the results can be devastating. Little is understood about the functioning of boards of …
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The Relationship Between Governance Practices, Audit Quality and Earnings Management: UK Evidence
… (relating to the size, composition of independent members, financial expertise and meeting frequency of boards of directors and audit committee) and audit quality. Secondly, the study investigates the effectiveness of corporate governance characteristics and higher quality auditors …
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Leadership Transition Barriers in Small Nonprofits - An Analysis of Board Engagement
Board chairs of nonprofits agree that hiring an executive director is one of the most important things that boards of directors can do. Accordingly one would expect that boards would be prepared for executive director leadership transitions, whether planned or unplanned, recognizing that their …
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An analysis of nonprofit board interlock networks
Nonprofits are a key element of civic infrastructure in cities, creating social capital through their networked relations with each other. One such network is that of board interlocks, which occur when people serve on multiple boards of directors. In this thesis, I investigate the structures of …
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A study on board of directors and organizational performance
This dissertation reports an investigation of the relationship between board strategic management functions and organizational performance. This dissertation provides a framework for understanding the influence of boards of directors in decision making, planning, control and operation, and …
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Longitudinal study of the relationship between board attributes and firm performance in South Africa
… more accountable to shareholders. Management and boards of directors have been accused of not doing much to protect the interests of shareholders and other relevant stakeholders. This study examines the relationship between board attributes and corporate performance for publicly listed companies …
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An investigation of the roles and responsibilities of the board of directors in the Libyan banking sector
Since the financial crisis of 2008, corporate governance (CG) has been the focus of much attention in the developed countries. One of the main priorities of governments in these countries has been to implement CG mechanisms that will improve the practice and effectiveness of boards of directors. …
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Corporate governance in Saudi Arabia: a stakeholder perspective
… in Saudi Arabia by examining the perceptions of different stakeholder groups. The study examines the understanding of corporate governance, the current practice, the corporate governance framework and the impact of the social, cultural and economic aspects on the situation on corporate …
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The residual control roles of cooperative board of directors : a preliminary comparative analysis
The governance of economic organizations is complex. The theoretical and empirical literature on organizational governance implies that one form of governance mechanism functions the same for all economic organization, regardless of structure. This dissertation examines how the boards of directors, …
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The Influence of Director Human Social Capital and Firms' Entrepreneurial Orientation on Corporate Entrepreneurship
… Surprisingly, our understanding of how boards of directors influence corporate entrepreneurship decisions and actions has been limited to date. To address this gap, the current study develops a resource dependence theoretical framework to investigate how corporations leverage …
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The Strategic Fit Between Board of Directors Characteristics and the External Environment, and its Effect on Firm Reputation
… perspectives in examining the effects of boards of directors on firm reputation. First, using upper echelons theory, I derive hypotheses about how the human and social capital, and the demographic characteristics of the board affect corporate reputation. Second, I examine how fit with …
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