We provide a comprehensive study of how different corporate governance mechanisms influence corporate innovation. Using … innovation. We find that busy boards hinder innovation unless they also have interlocking relationships. Conversely, interlocked … directors enhance innovation, unless they are busy. Directors who are CEOs or Board Chairs at other companies hinder innovation …

innovation. However, empirical findings have not been totally conclusive, and some seem contradictory. Adopting a new perspective … innovation for the period 1988-2018. The results suggest that certain aspects of boards, such as meeting frequency and the … proportions of independent directors and outsiders, show the most significant correlations with firm innovation, but the levels of …

innovation activity and corporate firm performance as well as the joint consequences of female directors and innovation activity … gender-diverse boards allow for higher levels of creativity and hence innovation. In order to account for endogeneity issues …) innovation activity. …