Financial institutions have faced increased scrutiny surrounding their ethical practices following the Great Recession of 2008. This has placed additional pressure on boards of directors to manage the ethical reputation of the banks they serve. In an article published in the Journal of Business Ethics, researchers Emilia and Sami Vähämaa, Laura Baselga-Pascual, and Antonio Trujillo-Ponce hypothesize that a positive relationship exists between director characteristics favoring effective oversight and the ethical reputation of their financial institutions.
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Disclosing Director Attendance: Methods and Implications
Keeping up with new research in corporate governance is hard. Unfortunately, ignoring industry journals means missing out on opportunities to strengthen your board’s communication and increase its decision-making effectiveness. Our series, Research Recap, aims to change that. We give boards a snapshot of the latest findings and best practices, cutting straight to the chase and giving you only what you need to know. Without further ado, let’s get started!
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Board Heterogeneity and Organizational Performance
Keeping up with the best practices of board governance is hard. If only you had a friendly neighborhood board portal to keep you apprised of the latest research. Well now, you do! Our series, Research Recap focuses on keeping you in the loop. Say goodbye to the pages of pretentious pedagogy. Everything you need is right here. Continue reading
The Value of Marketing Expertise on Your Board
Board members are busy people. It’s a simple truth. Unfortunately, that simple truth can make keeping up with best practices in board governance next to impossible. But don’t worry. Our series, Research Recap, will keep you in the loop on the latest findings in governance research. No frills. No fancy language. We’ll give you exactly what you need to know! Continue reading
Dual Directors and the Governance Of Corporate Spinoffs
Board of directors’ demanding schedules can make it hard for members to keep up with the latest findings in governance research. Directorpoint just made it easy. In our series, Research Recap, we give you the key takeaways from peer-reviewed studies in corporate governance and board management. Skip the pages of pretentious wording. Here’s what you really need to know… Continue reading
Research Recap: When to Deviate in Corporate Governance
Are you keen on keeping up to date on the latest research in corporate governance? Don’t have time for pages of needlessly pretentious verbiage? Then this is the series for you. In Research Recap, Directorpoint gives boards of directors the need-to-knows on corporate governance hot off the presses of the leading industry journals. Just tell people you read the full thing; we’re not snitchin’. Continue reading