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The resource dependence role of corporate directors: strategic adaptation of board composition in response to environmental change

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This article examines the resource dependence role of corporate directors using United States airline firms going through deregulation as a sample. The authors argue that the board of directors provide a crucial link to the external environment and conclude that boards generally make appropriate alterations to meet the demands of a changing external environment.

Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Corporations, Air Transportation, Scheduled, And Air Courier Services, Airlines

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Boards of directors and the adoption of a CEO performance evaluation process: agency - and institutional - theory perspectives

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Taking a sample from the hospital industry, the authors apply agency and institutional theories to examine the board's process of evaluating the performance of the chief executive officer. The authors conclude that several factors determine if a board utilizes a formal evaluation process, such as the level of market competition.

Hospitals, Management Development, Evaluation, Health care industry, Chief executive officers

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Organizational predictors of women on corporate boards

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Organizational predictors of women on corporations' boards are identified by taking a resource dependence theory lens.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Women executives, Boards of directors

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