The Cadbury Committee, Corporate Performance, and Top Management Turnover
In 1992, the Cadbury Committee issued the "Code of Best Practice" which recommends that boards of U.K. corporations include at least three outside directors and that the positions of chairman and CEO be held by different individuals. The underlying presumption was that these recommendations would lead to improved board oversight. We empirically analyze the relationship between CEO turnover and corporate performance. CEO turnover increased following issuance of the "Code"; the negative relationship between CEO turnover and performance became stronger following the "Code"'s issuance; and the increase in sensitivity of turnover to performance was concentrated among firms that adopted the "Code". Copyright The American Finance Association 2002.
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2002
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Authors: | Dahya, Jay ; McConnell, John J. ; Travlos, Nickolaos G. |
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Journal of Finance. - American Finance Association - AFA, ISSN 1540-6261. - Vol. 57.2002, 1, p. 461-483
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American Finance Association - AFA |
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