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... effectiveness. It should also be appreciated though that executives have the potential to use additional board positions to enhance their own interests at the expense of their company's welfare (Mace, 1986). Davis (1993) , for example, reports that the number of US boards to which new directors were appointed...

... than non‐acquired firms. Results show that the board structures of acquired firms make managerial discretion more likely. Finds that acquired firms are more likely to have a dual chief executive officer and chairman, have a lower proportion of non‐executive directors on the board and have non‐executive...

...Ivor Kenny The key roles and tasks of boards of directors are viewed and it is proposed that there is no universally correct way for a board to function. Against that are the principles that a board must be clear about where it wants the business to go, and that it must operate at the levels...

...R.L. Osborne The conflict between “serving” and“supervising” an owner manager is an important reason for the role difficulties faced by directors of private companies. Explores the conflicting motivations of owners who establish boards of directors;discusses the role of both owner‐manager...