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The Black Box of Board Process: gaining access to a difficult subject
Author(s) -
Leblanc Richard,
Schwartz Mark S.
Publication year - 2007
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/j.1467-8683.2007.00617.x
Subject(s) - corporate governance , process (computing) , subject (documents) , business , element (criminal law) , focus (optics) , public relations , black box , political science , computer science , world wide web , physics , optics , finance , artificial intelligence , law , operating system
Although “board process” has been identified as a critical element for future corporate governance research, gaining access to corporate boardrooms is extremely difficult if not virtually impossible for most researchers. This study attempts to address this important issue in the research methodology used to study boards. Rather than discussing the research results of the particular study however, we focus on those impediments that were faced in gaining access to boards of directors, and how these impediments were overcome. Obtaining such access included the utilisation of several non‐traditional routes. The study concludes with implications for future corporate governance research.