the frequently used agency theory perspective by way of a social and behavioural perspective. Whereas agency theorists … underline the role of independence between management and board, we think the success of private equity professionals lies in … their ability to combine independence and control with trust, cooperation and support in their relationship with CEOs. The …

the frequently used agency theory perspective by way of a social and behavioural perspective. Whereas agency theorists … underline the role of independence between management and board, we think the success of private equity professionals lies in … their ability to combine independence and control with trust, cooperation and support in their relationship with CEOs. The …

As evidence of the continuing interest raised by "board gender diversity", major studies (Catalyst, 2008; World … Economic Forum, 2010; European Board Diversity Analysis, 2010) were recently carried out and have all led to reports confirming …? Based on institutional theory and the two sets of cultural dimensions proposed by Hofstede (1980) and House (2004), this …

We deliver a short overview of di erent centrality measures and influence concepts in social networks, and present the … centrality: the ones based on degree, closeness, betweenness, and the eigenvector-related measures. We consider centrality of a … node and of a network. Moreover, we give a classi cation of the centrality measures based on a topology of network flows …

Advocates of diversity management, replacing the economic differences based on traditional analysis of societies … promotion of diversity management. …

wisdom" considers independence of directors as the essential attribute to improve the quality of that disclosure. In a sense …, this approach subordinates expertise to independence. However, effective certification may require finn-specific expertise … independence as it is commonly measured and evaluated. We show that there exists an optimal share of independent directors for each …

asymmetry. This study is based on agency theory and signaling theory to suggest that the existence of properly structured board …