Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relationship between board independence and firm performance for publicly listed New Zealand (NZ) firms over the period 2004-2016. Design/methodology/approach: To address endogeneity concerns, the relationship between firm performance and board...

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the relation between CEO board membership and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach: This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and CEO board membership, applying two-stage least squares, propensity score matching and correcting...

Purpose: New Zealand reintroduced titular honours (i.e. knighthoods and damehoods) in 2009. We document the prevalence of knights and dames on the board of directors. Design/methodology/approach: We use a probit regression to investigate what firm characteristics are significantly associated...