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Firm Complexity and Board of Director Composition

Corporate Governance: an International Review, 2007
This paper examines the relationship between firm complexity and board of director composition. Utilising the board typology ofBaysinger and Zardkoohi (1986), we classify board members either as insiders, business experts, support specialists, or community influentials, and examine board composition in relation to firm internal and external complexity.
Garen Markarian
exaly   +2 more sources

Board composition in small enterprises

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 1990
This 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
exaly   +2 more sources

Determinants of Board Composition

2021
The corporate board is at the centre of corporate governance. Especially during economic transition, the corporate board has played an important role in enforcing government regulations. The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued in 2001, “Guidelines of Introducing Independent Directors”, which stipulated that by the end of June 2003, China’s ...
Zhang Cheng, Rajah Rasiah, Kee Cheok Cheong   +2 more
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Board of Directorss Composition and Financing Choices [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014
Building on the pecking order theory of Myers and Majluf, (1984) and Myers (1984), the present study empirically analyses the association between the board of directors’ composition and firm financing policies. Particularly, the fraction of independent directors on the board, the fraction of female directors, the board size, and whether the Chief ...
Alves, Paulo, Couto, Eduardo, Francisco, Paulo   +2 more
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Composition of the Boards

2013
This chapter focuses on the composition of bank foundations, a key element for good governance in nonprofit organizations. We consider some main aspects regarding the number and gender diversity of members belonging to the policy-making and administrative bodies, the people who select them, and the process of designation.
Chiara Leardini, Gina Rossi, Sara Moggi
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Steel-Board Composite Floors

1999
Work currently underway in Holland aDd the UK aims to increase the already considerable potential for light steel framing in buildings by developing rules for so-called "dry composites". This paper discusses both theoretical and experimental work to develop validated design mies for floor systems comprising cold formed joists and timber boarding ...
Couchman, G.H., Tomà, A.W., Brekelmans, J.W.P.M., Brande, E.L.M.G. van den   +3 more
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The Determinants of Board Composition

The RAND Journal of Economics, 1988
We identify factors that lead to changes among corporate directors. We hypothesize that the CEO succession process and firm performance will affect board composition. Our findings are consistent with both hypotheses. When their CEO nears retirement, firms tend to add inside directors (who may be possible candidates to be the next CEO) Just after a CEO ...
Benjamin E. Hermalin, Michael S. Weisbach   +1 more
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Size and Composition of the Board

2021
Chapter 35 of the Stage 2 Key Code and Advanced Handbook examines the size and composition of the board.
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