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Board Characteristics

Board Characteristics is a construct in corporate governance research that denotes the structural, demographic, and behavioral attributes of a firm’s board of directors, distinguished by its role in shaping oversight quality, strategic decision-making, and the determination of financial policies such as the payout ratio.

4.8K

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457.6K

Citations

7.3K

Authors

2.5K

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2017–2026

2.2K

Parents

Publications

4.8K

Higher market valuation of companies with a small board of directors

David Yermack · Journal of Financial Economics · 1996 · 6.8K citations · Full text

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Audit committee, board of director characteristics, and earnings management

April Klein · Journal of Accounting and Economics · 2002 · 4.5K citations · Full text

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Corporate governance, chief executive officer compensation, and firm performance

John E. Core, Robert W. Holthausen, David F. Larcker · Journal of Financial Economics · 1999 · 4.5K citations

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An Empirical Analysis of the Relation between the Board of Director Composition and Financial Statement Fraud

CFA Digest · 1997 · 3.7K citations

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Corporate Governance, Board Diversity, and Firm Value

David Carter, Betty J. Simkins, Wayne Simpson · Financial Review · 2003 · 3.3K citations

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Authors

7.3K

  1. RB
    Renée B. Adams

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    24 publications · 6.6K citations

    22

    h-index

  2. DR
    Dan R. Dalton

    Indiana University, United States

    24 publications · 7.4K citations

    22

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  3. CG
    Collins G. Ntim

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    24 publications · 3.1K citations

    21

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  4. PJ
    Pornsit Jiraporn

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    28 publications · 1.9K citations

    20

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  5. CM
    Catherine M. Daily

    Indiana University, United States

    21 publications · 8.5K citations

    20

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Institutions

2.5K

  1. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    46 h-index

    133 publications

    14.8K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    33 h-index

    62 publications

    6.8K citations

  3. Northern University of Malaysia

    Jitra, Malaysia

    33 h-index

    130 publications

    7.3K citations

  4. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    59 publications

    6.7K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    29 h-index

    47 publications

    17.4K citations

  6. Bocconi University

    Milan, Italy

    26 h-index

    42 publications

    5.7K citations

  7. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    51 publications

    8.9K citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    25 h-index

    34 publications

    5.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Corporate Governance An International Review

    168 publications · 23.4K citations

    80

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 451 publications · 28.1K citations

    79

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  3. Corporate Governance

    192 publications · 15.4K citations

    68

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  4. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 67 publications · 19.5K citations

    53

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  5. 40

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