This paper adds to the empirical literature on the role of banks in corporate monitoring and governance in Japan by analyzing the role of bank executives on Japanese corporate boards. Japanese corporate boards comprise the top executive officers of the corporation and the majority of directors...

This paper adds to the growing empirical literature on the role of banks in corporate monitoring and governance in Japan by analyzing the role of bank executives on Japanese corporate boards. Japanese corporate boards comprise the top executive officers of the corporation and the majority of...