This paper explores a meta level question in process research: the implications of the move to a more market based mode of research now evident for the production of process knowledge. It first of all examines the implications for the changing organisation of process research. For example, there...

A study of the power and influence of part-time board members in the top 200 UK industrial and commercial firms and the top 50 UK financial institutions is presented. The part-time board members hold multiple roles of either chairman and/or non-executive director of these organizations. The...

The paper compares the contribution, power and influence of non-executive directors and part-time chairpersons within large UK PLC's, using interview data collected for a pilot study. Two questions are addressed: What contribution, if any, is made by non-executive directors and part-time...

This article reports novel empirical findings on the conduct and behaviour of the boards and directors of the top 500 UK firms by capital employed. The particular focus of the article is the relative power and influence of part-time board members (chairmen and non-executive directors) compared...

The paper examines the contribution to strategy by chairmen and non-executive directors in large UK companies. The collective label of `part-time board member' is used to refer to individuals performing these roles. The paper asks `how, if at all, do part-time board members influence strategy in...

This paper develops an analytical framework to depict the heterogeneity that characterises the role of board chair and demonstrate the potential variability in how chairs operate boards and exercise power and influence on strategy, control and resource related tasks at board level. Theories of...