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On the Supposed Independence of Two‐tier Boards: formal structure and reality in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Maassen Gregory,
Van Den Bosch Frans
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
corporate governance: an international review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1467-8683
pISSN - 0964-8410
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8683.00126
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , business , accounting , mathematics , statistics
This paper outlines the formal structure of Dutch two‐tier boards and compares the formal structure with the reality of board practices of the largest Dutch companies listed at the Amsterdam Stock Exchanges. This comparison questions the supposed independence of two‐tier boards.