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Substitutes or complements? Co-opted boards and antitakeover provisions

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  • Eunsuh Lee
  • Chaehyun Kim
  • Junyoup Lee

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We examine the relationship between co-opted boards and the adoption of antitakeover provisions (ATPs). Prior studies suggest that co-opted directors appointed after the current CEO assumes office provide weak monitoring. Consistent with the substitution view, we find that firms with greater co-option on the board adopt fewer ATPs. This result suggests that co-opted boards enable CEOs to pursue less additional entrenchment, thereby reducing the adoption of ATPs. Importantly, we find that co-opted boards explain the degree of ATPs beyond the traditional measure of board monitoring effectiveness, and even independent directors are associated with fewer ATPs once they are captured by CEOs.

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  • Eunsuh Lee & Chaehyun Kim & Junyoup Lee, 2021. "Substitutes or complements? Co-opted boards and antitakeover provisions," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 186-190, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:28:y:2021:i:3:p:186-190
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1740153
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