External network ties between CEOs and directors in major U.S. corporations may limit the e¤ectiveness of internal corporate governance. Using comprehensive biographical data on the managers and directors of S&P 1500 companies, we identify connections between directors and their …rms’CEOs through external directorships, past employment, education, and other activities (e.g. golf clubs or charit...

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We examine the contingencies that sway independent non-core directors of S&P500 firms to heed the norms of the corporate elite or the disciplining forces of the efficient directorial labor market in the context of executive entrenchment. We find support for the corporate elite perspective as the number of independent non-core directors is positively associated with an entrenchment index score. ...

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