We examine whether corporate governance matters for firms facing financial distress by investigating the failure rate of Internet firms after the Internet shakeout. We theorize that financial crisis changes the relative costs and benefits of governance mechanisms. As a result, we suggest that...

Analyses of bank performance around the 2007-2008 financial crisis suggest that outside directors with financial experience acquired through longer board service at their own banks are more effective than those with financial experience attained elsewhere. Institutions with more long-tenured...