We examine the relationship between how mutual fund sponsors configure their board(s) of directors and the performance of the funds under a particular board's purview. Fund sponsors utilize either one board to oversee all the funds within a fund family or multiple boards that oversee one fund or...

We investigate whether diversity in points of view in corporate boards, as captured by the diversity in political ideology of board members, can affect a firm's performance. We employ personal political contributions' data to measure political ideology distance among groups of inside, outside...

We investigate whether diversity in points of view within corporate boards, as captured by the diversity in political ideology of board members, can affect a firm's performance. We employ personal political contributions' data to measure political ideology distance among groups of inside,...

Combining studies on CEO personality traits and real options theory, we propose that the firm’s strategic flexibility can be improved by CEO openness to experience but worsened by CEO conscientiousness and neuroticism. We construct the degree of strategic flexibility by exploring the firm’s...