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Too Busy To Serve? An Examination of the Influence of Overboarded Directors

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Overboarded directors (i.e., those serving on too many boards) have come under recent attack. The accusation is that such directors are ‘stretched’ by several directorships and therefore cannot fulfil their governance responsibility. This study investigates the impact of overboarded directors upon key strategic decisions such as corporate acquisitions. Based on our examination of acquisition outcomes, we found that such directors are important sources of knowledge and enhance acquisition performance. Moreover, they represent an important complement to inside and non‐overboarded outside directors.

Source: Journal of Management Studies

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00453.x

Authors: Ira C. Harris, Katsuhiko Shimizu

Institutions: The University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Virginia

Language: English

Topic: Corporate Finance and Governance

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2002118173

FWCI: 13.28

Cites: 86

Cited by: 295

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