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Why do executives serve as non-executives? Pre - Cadbury evidence from UK non-financial companies

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Prior to the governance reforms in United Kingdom during mid 1990s, many executives of the non-financial companies also served as non-executives in other companies. The extent to which such trends were prevalent is examined. The factors affecting the holding of such additional directorship by the executives are also analyzed.

Author: O'Sullivan, Noel
Publisher: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Publication Name: Accounting and Business Research
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4788
Year: 2005
United Kingdom, Corporate directors, Executives

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The impact of foreign board membership on the firm value

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The inclusion of Anglo-American members on the board, increases the efficiency of the corporates. This can be measured in terms of the market value. Such a move focuses, the interest of the corporates to improve their corporate governence techniques, and builds a positive image in the market.

Author: Randoy, Trond, Oxelheim, Lars
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Banking & Finance
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0378-4266
Year: 2003
Methods, Corporate governance, Anglo-Americans, English Americans, Global economy, Boards of directors

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The influence of financial and legal institutions on firm size

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The impact of financial development and legal institutions on a firm's size based on data of industrial firms for 44 countries is analyzed.

Author: Beck, Thorsten, Maksimovic, Vojislav, Demirguc-Kunt, Asl?
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Banking & Finance
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0378-4266
Year: 2006
United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Analysis, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Corporate size

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Subjects list: Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Business enterprises
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