Open AccessBoard Composition and Performance in Spanish Non-Listed Family Firms: The Influence of Type of Directors and Ceo Duality *
Author(s) -
Cabrera-Suárez M Katiuska,
Martín-Santana Josefa D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
business research quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.995
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2340-9444
pISSN - 2340-9436
DOI - 10.1016/j.brq.2014.08.001
Subject(s) - duality (order theory) , accounting , composition (language) , business , regression analysis , relation (database) , diversity (politics) , multilevel model , psychology , econometrics , demographic economics , economics , mathematics , statistics , political science , pure mathematics , linguistics , law , computer science , database , philosophy
This study analyzes the effect that certain characteristics of board of directors in Spanish non-listed family firms have on performance. The results of a hierarchical regression analysis on a database of 544 firms show a negative effect of a higher proportion of executive directors and a positive effect of CEO duality. No effects were found in relation to the diversity of family directors (executive or non-executive). In relation to the effect of outside boards, the influence on performance is negative except when this variable was considered in interaction with CEO duality. In this case, the effect on performance was positive.
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