Dahya, Jay; Garcia, Laura Galguera; Bommel, Jos van - In: The Financial Review 44 (2009) 2, pp. 179-212
We examine performance in publicly listed U.K. companies over a period that encompasses the issuance of the Cadbury Committee's "Code of Best Practice," which calls for the abolition of the combined CEO/COB position. We find that companies splitting the combined CEO/COB position to conform to...