.../methodology/approach The authors limited the review to a focused set of research areas. Findings The authors summarize the research on boards of directors and note that research on this important topic should continue. Originality/value This review is intended to summarize the literature on boards...

.... I consider each service in turn. Corporate governance Boards of directors Bank lending relationships Financial constraints Hold-up problem Outside directors This paper investigates the role of bank dependency in non-financial corporations’ decisions to appoint commercial bankers...

... and board compensation and examining potential explanations for this relationship. Eric Fricke can be contacted at: eric.fricke@csueastbay.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Corporate governance Compensation Investment funds Boards of Directors United States of America...

... firm is not also the chairman of its board of directors. We also find limited evidence that investors react more positively for firms in which the CEO has less ownership and the board is not too large. There is also limited evidence that investor reaction is more positive when the board has a greater...