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Ceo and director turnover in failing firms: an illusion of change?
Catherine M. Daily,Dan R. Dalton +1 more
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This study assesses both the incidence and form of governance changes in the 5‐year period prior to corporate bankruptcy, finding changes by firms at imminent risk of failure do not conform with the prescriptions favored by reform advocates and institutional investors.Abstract:
Firms facing imminent bankruptcy would seemingly be under some pressure to demonstrate effective governance structures as a means for maintaining the support of important external constituents and initiating a turnaround. Little is known, however, about CEO and director turnover and its impact on the composition and structure of the board in failing firms. This study assesses both the incidence and form of governance changes in the 5-year period prior to corporate bankruptcy. Despite extensive board member and CEO replacements, changes by firms at imminent risk of failure do not conform with the prescriptions favored by reform advocates and institutional investors.read more
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Outside directors and CEO turnover
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On the Measurement of Business Performance in Strategy Research: A Comparison of Approaches
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Threat-rigidity effects in organizational behavior: A multilevel analysis.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance
Philip L. Cochran,Robert A. Wood +1 more
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Pawns or Potentates: The Reality of America's Corporate Boards
Jay W. Lorsch,Jack Young +1 more
TL;DR: Lorsch as mentioned in this paper argues that many boards of directors now lack the power and sense of common purpose to effectively fulfill their roles as overseers of the companies they serve, and proposes controversial solutions to begin to rectify the inbalance of power.