This paper examines the effects of director labor markets at firm headquarter locations on board governance. We argue that firms can implement better board governance by drawing on local director talent when a larger pool of prospective directors (officers and directors of same-industry firms, financial institutions, and universities) is located near the firm. We find that firms located near la...

We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors, male directors have fewer attendance problems the more gender-diverse the board is, and women are more likely to join monitoring committees. These results suggest that gender-diverse boards allocate ...

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the study objects for investigating the possibility of activating both audit committee and board of directors for restricting the practices of earnings management phenomenon. to achieve this objective, a questionnaire had been developed and self-administered for a selected sample consists of 123 auditors working in jordan based on the simple random sampling method. the study first hypothesis is...

The purpose of the present paper is that of researching the impact of corporate governance on financial performance, on a sample of 3 companies (Tamin Petroleum & Petrochemical Investment Co., Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company and Parsian Oil and Gas Development Group), mainly from the chemical industry area, listed at Tehran Stock Exchange index, during the period 2011-2016. In thi...

Table 1. Garfield Memorial Fund Board of Directors Jed Weissberg, MD; GMF Board Chair, Associate Executive Director, Quality and Performance Improvement, The Permanente Federation Edward Thomas, RN, MBA; GMF Director, The Permanente Federation Bob Crane; Senior Vice President, Health Policy Institute, KFHP/H Phil Madvig, MD; Associate Executive Director, TPMG Joanne Schottinger, MD; Assistant t...

This supplement to "The Family Planning Manager" introduces a case study and case discussion questions to illustrate the potential for conflict between a family planning organization's executive director and its board of directors. In this hypothetical scenario, the areas of conflict included the board's refusal to change the noncompetitive staff salary structure, private discussions between a...

The overall independence of a firm’s governance system depends not only on the independence of its board of directors but also on CEO influence over the other top executives. We find that board independence and independence from CEO influence in the executive suite are inversely related. Difference-in-difference estimates using a regulatory shock reveal that strengthening board independence wea...