Purpose This systematic literature review investigates the phenomenon of board multiple
directorships and its implications for corporate governance and organisational performance …

This study examines the effect of busy directors and boards on the value of a set of non-US
firms from 1999 to 2012. We find that busy directors and boards are a global phenomenon …

Innovation is an essential and yet puzzling part of family firms' strategic focus. While family
firms are generally characterized as conservative regarding their research and development …

Using a sample of 112 Russian firms, we examine the influence of the board of directors'
social capital on corporate risk-taking. We explore three sources of social capital …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between board gender diversity and
private firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the association …

This paper examines how company board characteristics (directors' quoted boards to date,
quoted boards currently, board tenure and age) influence firm performance in a sample of …

In this paper, we analyze whether a firm's governance structure plays a role in corporate
sustainability performance. Specifically, we study the impact of busy outside directors …

We investigate the effects of board busyness on firms' cost of debt by analyzing the
relationship through a hostile takeover framework. We initially establish an inverse …

This research aims to investigate the effect of board gender diversity on private firm risk.
Using a sample of 27,352 UK private firms from 2005 to 2017, we report a negative …

Cost stickiness measures the degree of suboptimal cost reduction in response to a decline
in a firm's activity. This study examines the role of institutional monitoring in addressing the …