We present evidence on the way personal and institutional factors could together guide public company directors in … decision-making concerning shareholders and stakeholders. In a sample comprising more than nine hundred directors originating … from over fifty countries and serving in firms from twenty three countries, we confirm that directors around the world hold …

that fintech companies in which directors and managers are shareholders show slightly better performance than other fintech …

independent directors experience lower level of overinvestment. However, firms with more frequent meetings experience a higher …

Purpose – Takeovers create a potential conflict of interest between target shareholders and directors. While mergers … generally create value for the target shareholders, their directors will typically lose their board seats and likely face a … financial loss or loss of prestige. The purpose of this paper is to examine evidence to support or refute that directors may act …