... that demands of the industry are met. For recently independent companies, this may certainly not be an easy task. To accomplish this, the strategic guidance and counseling provided by the board of directors is going to be extremely critical. As each director uses his or her unique “lens” in analyzing different...

... to the corporate governance literature by demonstrating that monitoring vigilance could inhibit capable CEOs from pursuing more exploratory innovation. Practical implications Boards of directors should allow CEOs to have greater discretion over innovation, and vigilant monitoring and control may force CEOs...

...Earl Yarbrough Jr; Michael Abebe; Hazel Dadanlar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the link between board of director composition and firm performance. Specifically, the paper argues that board political experience influences the firm’s internationalization strategy...