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The Efficiency View of Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence

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  • Angelo Baglioni

    (Catholic University - Milano - Catholic University - Milano)

  • Luca V.A. Colombo

    (Catholic University - Milano - Catholic University - Milano)

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We build a model in which corporate governance allows for the adoption of an institution acting as a mechanism to control agency problems. Our model predicts that the incentive to adopt such an institution is decreasing in ownership concentration and increasing in free cash flow. Testing our theoretical model by means of a sample of 157 Italian listed companies over the period 2004-2007, we find that board composition favors independent members in firms with a large free cash flow, and executive members in firms with high ownership concentration, supporting the view of governance as a way to limit agency costs.

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  • Angelo Baglioni & Luca V.A. Colombo, 2011. "The Efficiency View of Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence," Post-Print hal-00737930, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00737930
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.605764
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure

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