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Board Capability; An Interactions Perspective on Boards of Directors and Firm Performance

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Multitheoretic board research and research on board processes have, to date, been pursued in isolation. I argue that board interactions can serve as the conceptual basis for a combination of these two approaches to board research. I argue that board composition and board structure merely endow the board with a certain potential to contribute to firm performance but do not ensure that this potential actually comes to bear. Based on the insights from social psychology and group research, I propose board interactions as an enabling factor that allows boards to realize their problem-solving potential and to thus contribute to the firm's performance. Based on this theoretical argument, I suggest that boards with adequate configurations of composition, structure, and interactions can build "board capability" that would enhance the firm's competitive advantage.

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  • Mark Macus, 2008. "Board Capability; An Interactions Perspective on Boards of Directors and Firm Performance," International Studies of Management & Organization, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 98-116, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mimoxx:v:38:y:2008:i:3:p:98-116
    DOI: 10.2753/IMO0020-8825380304
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    9. Conan L. Hom & Daniel Samson & Peter B. Cebon & Christina Cregan, 2021. "Inside the black box: an investigation of non-executive director activity through the lens of dynamic capability," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 38(3), pages 857-895, September.

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