The chapter continues and advances our earlier research on ‘Board Models in Europe’.** We explore ‘The Structure of the Board of Directors’ with a view to the basic governance structure as provided by a board model vis-à-vis techniques of structuring the decision-making body, which can...

This paper studies how governance practices within and across national boundaries – specifically employee representation on the board – impact firm performance. Based on the property rights view of the firm, we propose that the relationship between employee representation on the board and...