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CEO Tenure, Board Composition and Regulation
Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1998This paper addresses three rarely examined empirical issues relating to corporate boards using a sample of 157 firms over the period 1974 to 1983. First, various effects of increasing the proportion of "outsiders" on the board of directors are examined.
Rick Geddes, Hrishikesh D. Vinod
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Board of Directors’ Composition and Capital Structure
Research in International Business and Finance, 2014The present study empirically analyses the association between board of directors’ composition and capital structure. Particularly, the fraction of independent directors on the board, the fraction of female directors, the board size, and whether the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is also the chairman of the board are analysed.
Paulo Alves +2 more
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Earnings Informativeness, Board Size, Board Composition and Board Leadership Structure
Advanced Science Letters, 2015One of the functions of board of directors is to monitor the quality of financial reporting.Therefore, it is important to understand whether board of director characteristics influence the quality of financial reporting.This paper examines whether earnings informativeness varies with board size, board composition and board leadership structure.
Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain +2 more
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Size and Composition of the Board
2021Chapter 35 of the Stage 2 Key Code and Advanced Handbook examines the size and composition of the board.
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Board Composition in Small Enterprises
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 1990This paper reports the results of three empirical studies of boards of directors in small enterprises in Norway. Most studies of boards of directors are concerned with the situation in large corporations. This article provides insights into board attributes and board functions in small firms.
Morten Huse
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Board Evaluation and It's Effect on Board Composition and Board Work
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012In this paper, the effect board evaluation has on the board’s composition and work is studied. Board evaluation is considered vital for the development of the board’s work, which in turn is essential for the development of the company. The study is performed on companies listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic list and the Oslo Stock Exchange as a ...
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Composition of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Archives of Neurology, 1994The 1992-1993 Annual Report of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc 1 is of special interest and importance for neurologists. Of the eight Neurology Directors of the Board, all eight practice in teaching and referral centers and six are training program directors as well. None of them represents the community practice of neurology. Of the
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Board Composition and Its Heterogeneity
2021In this chapter, I analyze the relation between board composition (with a focus on the role of heterogeneity) and performance. Specifically, I introduce the two main theories that support this relation: the agency theory and the resource dependency theory [In the following chapters, other theories are investigated, i.e., stewardship theory ...
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Determinants of Board Size and Composition: A Theory of Corporate Boards
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2004This paper models the interaction of firm insiders and outsiders on a corporate board and addresses the question of the ideal size and composition the board board. In the model, the board is responsible for monitoring projects and making CEO succession decisions.
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Understanding Change in Board Composition: Determinants of board composition and effects of outside directors (Japanese) [PDF]
, 2012 This paper examines the determinants of board composition and the effects of outside directors using a sample of Japanese firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) first section from 2005 to 2010. Our empirical results are mainly consistent with the hypothesis that firms choose board composition based on the benefits and costs of advising and ...
MIYAJIMA Hideaki, OGAWA Ryo
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