The hallmark of good corporate governance is an independent board of directors to oversee management. However, it is not clear that independent directors receive the information they need to make fully informed decisions on all key matters. Partly, this is due to an information gap, whereby...

Introduction -- Regulation -- Theory -- Chairperson Succession Planning -- Methodology and Empirical Research -- Qualitative Paradigm -- Quantitative Paradigm -- Research Contribution and Conclusion -- References.