Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study if and how the evaluation of the boards in the top Nordic male football clubs affects the boards’ composition and work. Design/methodology/approach – The study includes all the clubs in the two top divisions in each of the five Nordic...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between boards and board activity and subsequent business performance, in the context of high-growth companies, through the lens of decision making and business performance. Design/methodology/approach A critical realist approach...

Purpose – Director selection is an important yet under-researched topic. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to extant literature by gaining a greater understanding into how and why new board members are recruited. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory study uses in-depth...

Purpose – By integrating agency theory with the institution-based view, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether-and if so, how-the likelihood of completion of cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) is influenced by institutional shareholders, in interaction with institutional quality and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of product market competition and ownership structure on total factor productivity and the interaction between these two governance tools. Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample of 90 Tunisian non-financial firms over the...

Purpose – Drawing upon the resource dependence theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine how the board capital diversity influences the explorative innovation of firms, attempting to resolve the inconsistent empirical findings of the effect of outside directors on firm’s R & D...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the ability of commercial governance ratings (CGR) to predict firm performance. Design/methodology/approach Based on the review of the corporate governance literature, the authors pose five hypotheses on the relationship between CGR and firm...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a research model that presents three metrics of corporate social performance (CSP): board interlocks, director’s profile and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design/methodology/approach – Based on social network theories, the authors...