Who's the Boss at the Top? A Micro‐Level Analysis of Director Expertise, Status and Conformity Within Boards
Abstract
In this paper we address how director expertise impacts a director's social status and conformity within the board. Our results, derived from two unique multi‐source datasets of peer ratings on director status and conformity of non‐executive directors from Dutch organizations, indicate that industry‐specific expertise and financial expertise differently impact directors’ social status and influence within the board. We find that directors’...
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Title
Who's the Boss at the Top? A Micro‐Level Analysis of Director Expertise, Status and Conformity Within Boards
Published Date
May 25, 2017
Volume
54
Issue
7
Pages
1079 - 1110
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