As outside advisors, independent directors serve as both consultants and monitors. Based on empirical studies of corporate innovation and independent directors, we used data from listed firms in China from 2007 to 2017 to examine the effect of hiring independent technical directors on the board...

Considering the leadership role of top management team (TMT) in the implementation of corporate digital strategy, we use a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2020 to test the impact of TMT stability on corporate digital innovation. We find that as TMT stability improves, the...