White, Joshua T.; Woidtke, Tracie; Black, Harold A.; … - In: Journal of Corporate Finance 28 (2014) C, pp. 135-151
We examine the outside director selection process using unique data on appointments of academic directors. Overall, we …, board, and director heterogeneities. Academics in science, medicine and engineering appear to be appointed for their … heterogeneity in understanding the director selection process and the role of outside directors. …