... Interlocking directorates Social network analysis Resource dependence theory G32, G34, L14 The core idea of strategic management is to discover the reasons for differences in company performance or its strategic risk, defined as the unpredictable variability of a company’s performance (Bromiley...

...Andreas Andrikopoulos; Andreas Georgakopoulos†; Anna Merika; Andreas Merikas Purpose This paper aims to explore the effect of interlocking directorates on agency conflicts and corporate performance in the shipping industry. Design/methodology/approach The authors use social network analysis...

...Rosa Caiazza; Michele Simoni Purpose – This paper aims to investigate if existing theories really explain interlocking directorates in several countries. Literature on interlocking directorates is huge and fragmented. Articles in the principal management and sociological journals easily number...

...Michele Simoni; Rosa Caiazza Purpose The prevalent literature considers interlocking directorates as a mechanisms of cooperation among companies, but if the same director seats on the boards of two companies that are in competition, interlocking directorates, matching cooperation...