Board Composition and Innovation

Innovation, Stability and the Role of the Payments System Board

Bulletin | J U N E Q Ua r t E r 2012 I have not spoken publicly on payments system matters for some time, but it would be hard to find a better moment and a more appropriate event to take up the issue once more. This symposium of course marks 20 years of the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) , which was set up as a vehicle to coordinate decision-making in relation to clearing and ...

The Effects of Transparency of Financial Information and Board Composition on Forecast Accuracy of Corporate Earnings

The aim of the present research is to determine the effects of financial information transparency and composition of board of directors on forecast accuracy of corporate earnings in companies. A corporation's key for success is hidden in its optimal direction. So it can be claimed that the secret of the eternal reputation of popular corporations lies in their efficient board of directors. One o...

Do the Board of Directors Composition and the Board Interlocking Influence on Performance?

Board composition and operational risk events of financial institutions

We investigate the relation between board composition and operational risk events of financial institutions in the period from 1996 to 2010. Drawing from corporate governance literature, we consider the impact of board characteristics on the likelihood of operational risk events. Overall, our findings suggest that board size is negatively and non-linearly associated with the possibility of oper...

Entrepreneurship in the Boardroom: Board Roles in Managing Innovation

Today’s competitive health care markets demand innovation and risk taking on the part of organizations. However, increased government regulation and stiffer penalties enacted in the wake of recent high -profile corporate scandals and the resulting Sarbanes–Oxley legislation, may render boards less willing to undertake entrepreneurial ventures. This article extends the typology of corporate entr...