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The Role of Board Characteristics in Effective Corporate Governance: The Case of Airbus Group

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  • Fotoh Lazarus Elad
  • Mei Ngan Wong
  • Nko Solange Bongbee

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Recent financial crises, economic collapses, and the fall of giant corporations due to accounting fraud and governance irregularities has brought corporate governance to the limelight especially with regard to the role of the board of directors. The board of directors is charged with monitoring and advising management and likewise providing strategic direction for the corporation. Board characteristics are instrumental towards the effective implementation of corporate governance principles in firms. This study evaluates the influence of board characteristics of; board composition and independence, board size, board diversity, board meetings and committee structure on effective corporate governance practices in Airbus group. This paper adopts a qualitative approach through which secondary data obtained from the corporate governance report of the board of directors for 2015 is analyzed. The findings of the study highlight the significance of key board characteristics features in ensuring effective corporate governance practices. Therefore the implication of this study is for corporations to apply recommended board characteristic features which serve as a catalyst towards effective corporate governance in corporations.

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  • Fotoh Lazarus Elad & Mei Ngan Wong & Nko Solange Bongbee, 2018. "The Role of Board Characteristics in Effective Corporate Governance: The Case of Airbus Group," International Journal of Social Sciences Perspectives, Online Academic Press, vol. 2(1), pages 87-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:oap:ijossp:v:2:y:2018:i:1:p:87-95:id:54
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    1. Halldess Nguta Munene & James Ndegwa & Thomas Senaji & Kenneth M. Mugambi, 2020. "Influence of Board Characteristics on Financial Distress of Deposit Taking SACCOs in Nairobi County, Kenya," International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 9(4), pages 97-110, October.
    2. Munene Halldess Nguta & James Ndegwa, 2021. "The Mediating Effect of Firm Revenue on the Relationship Between Board Characteristics on Financial Distress of Deposit Taking Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya," International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 10(1), pages 34-47, January.
    3. Munene Halldess Nguta & Ken Mugambi, 2021. "Analysis of the Related Party Transactions interms of managerial and financial issues for the Kenyan Savings and Credit Cooperatives," International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 10(1), pages 48-61, January.

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