According to agency theory, the interests of shareholders are safeguarded only where different people occupying the two positions of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the chairman of the board of directors. This implies that CEO duality (i.e. the CEO serves also as the board chairman) is negatively associated with corporate performance. However, empirical evidence is mixed with respect to t...

Professors Jerry Luftman and Eph McLean, long-time SIM Executive Board members, conducted an issues survey of our membership and compared it to other SIM and conference board surveys across the years. It provides an industry’s perspective of what has changed and what has remained on top of mind for IT and business executives. The perennial concern, IT and business alignment, is explored in grea...

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine has always been an organization with a deep sense of social responsibility that has valued diversity of people, ideas, and opinions and discussion of important political and societal issues. With the diversity and passions of its members, the STFM Board is commonly asked to take stands on controversial political or social issues. This has led to some i...

AIMS To explore and identify the core elements of the nurse executive role and the contribution these posts make to health service organisations in terms of quality and performance. BACKGROUND With the ongoing global reform of health services and, in particular, currently in Australia, this commentary paper explores the available evidence that explains and describes the role that nursing lead...

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This paper examines the relationship between the board structure of UK firms and the accuracy of individual analysts’ earnings forecasts with respect to information asymmetry and agency theory. We hypothesize that managers of firms complying with the recommendations of The Code of Best Practice may have “less to hide” and, subsequently, provide more information to outsiders (including analysts)...

We survey non-executive directors in emerging markets to obtain detailed information about the inner workings of corporate boards across a variety institutional settings. document substantial variation structure and conduct as well directors' perceptions local legal environment. Our analysis indicates that who feel adequately empowered by legislation are less likely vote against board proposals...

The honor of becoming Executive Editor of the IJTMB affords me increased appreciation for the process of research publishing. While authors work arduously to produce strong research and reporting, the Editorial Board, comprising six volunteers (http:// www.ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/about/editorialTeam) and a great team of support persons, works painstakingly to ensure quality research articles ...