... preference in the granting of government contracts is a weak sanction for incompliant companies (Piscopo and Clark Muntean, 2013). Corporate governance Non-executive directors Gender diversity Resource dependency theory Driscoll-Kraay Ireland and Spain This study empirically examines...

... that listed firms should disclose compliance of corporate governance variables in their annual report. These variables include, in no order of importance: staggered boards; board gender diversity; board size; leadership structure; proportion of independent non-executive directors (INEDs...

...Axel Walther; Hannah Möltner; Michèle Morner Purpose This paper aims to identify distinct motivation profiles among non-executive directors and explores the reasons why non-executive directors continue to serve on boards of directors. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based...

...). The King Report (2009) recommends, a) a unitary board structure with a balance between executive and non-executive directors (NEDs) preferably with a majority of NEDs, of whom a majority number should be independent. However, unlike the JSE code which specifies that listed companies should have a minimum...

...Pieter-Jan Bezemer; Stefan Peij; Laura de Kruijs; Gregory Maassen Purpose – This study seeks to explore how non-executive directors address governance problems on Dutch two-tier boards. Within this board model, challenges might be particularly difficult to address due to the formal separation...

... an audit committee comprising solely non‐executive directors. However, in about a quarter of cases the chairman was a member, and in some cases directors were not “independent” according to the Code's definition. Nevertheless, many companies exceeded the minimum stipulated requirements, for example...

...David Treadwell Purpose The purpose of the paper is to provide an informed but personal view on the debate surrounding the role of the non‐executive director and the board. Design/methodology/approach The approach is that of a practitioner recruiting non‐executive directors...

... regarding wealth distribution, power and governance. This paper seeks to identify some of the characteristics of the governance culture in this sector in Ireland. It deals specifically with issues such as board composition, non‐executive directors and the perceived role and usefulness of accounting...

...Colin Barrow Until recently the role of non executive directors (NEDs) in small and medium firms (SMEs) was fairly easy to understand. Such directors were usually imposed by venture capital firms as part of the “price” of getting financial backing. Very often, if or when the business became...

...Andrew Kakabadse; Keith Ward; Nada Korac‐Kakabadse; Cliff Bowman The paper presents the results of a study based on an extensive number of interviews and focus group discussions conducted with non‐executive directors (NEDs), executive and non‐executive chairmen, chief executive officers (CEOs...