Do academics in the boardroom create value for firms?

Objective: The objective of this article is to examine the value of academics as board members. Using upper echelons theory to explain how top management’s characteristics affect corporate decision-making, we particularly investigated whether academics as independent directors contr...

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Published in:	Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
Main Authors:	Taufiq Arifin, Aldy Fariz Achsanta, Irwan Trinugroho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cracow University of Economics 2023-06-01
Subjects:	academic board upper-echelon firm performance investment efficiency
Online Access:	https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/1912

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