Is Board Size an Independent Corporate Governance Mechanism

By S. Beiner, W. Drobetz, F. Schmid, Heinz Zimmermann. 2004

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Corporate Governance Index, Firm Valuation and Performance in Brazil (2005, background): “For example, Black et al. (2003), Klapper and Love (2004), Drobetz et al. (2004), and Beiner et al. (2003) construct a survey-based governance index andreport that better-firm level corporate governance is associated with higher firm valuation.”
The impact of board size on firm performance: evidence from the UK (2009, background): “For Switzerland, Loderer and Peyer (2002) find a significantly negative impact on Tobin’s Q (although not on profitability) whilst Beiner et al. (2004 and 2006) find no negative impact. For Malaysian firms, both Mak and Kusnadi (2005) and Haniffa and Hudaib (2006) find a significantly negative impac”
Factors affecting corporate environmental disclosure in emerging markets: The role of corporate governance structures (2020, background): “In contrast, Beiner et al. (2004) affirm that a small number of members on boards can reduce its efficiency and limit its capacity for monitoring.”
Executive Compensation, Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: A Simultaneous Equation Approach (2015, methodology): “However, following previous research (Chung and Pruitt, 1996; Beiner et al., 2004, 2006; Ghosh, 2007; Larcker and Rusticus, 2010), equations (2) to (8) were independently developed on the basis of theory, logic, practice, and data availability without excessive regard to meeting the order-condition.”
The causal effect of board size in the performance of small and medium-sized firms (2008, background): “, 2003); the degree of state ownership (Beiner et al., 2004); CEO tenure, CEO age, firm age and the amount of free cash flow (Coles et al.”
The Influence of Board Composition on Sustainable Development Disclosure (2017, background): “While, on the other hand, boards with limited number of directors might suffer from high workload and responsibilities, which might hinder their monitoring role (Beiner et al., 2004).”
Composition and Activity of the Board of Directors: Impact on ESG Performance in the Banking System (2018, background): “…perspective, smaller boards might have a low degree of diversiﬁcation in terms of education, expertise, gender and stakeholder representation [76,77], and entail higher workload and responsibilities for the directors, who therefore might less effectively carry out their role as monitors [78,79].”
An Integrated Framework of Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation (2006, neutral): “(1998) and Beiner et al. (2004). However, the argument that debt can ensure good corporate governance is significantly weakened by the fact that retained earnings are the most important source of financing for corporations (e.”
An Integrated Framework of Corporate Governance and Firm Valuation - Evidence from Switzerland (2004, neutral): “Most recently, using a simultaneous equations approach for a sample of Swiss companies Beiner, Drobetz, Schmid, and Zimmermann (2003) cannot detect a significant relationship between board size and firm value.”
Board of Directors, Audit Committee Characteristics and the Performance of Saudi Arabia Listed Companies (2012, background): “…et al. (2005), Chan and Li (2008), De Andres et al. (2005) and Mustafa (2006) found that larger boards are associated with poorer performance, Beiner et al. (2004), Bhagat and Black (2002) and Limpaphayom and Connelly (2006) found no significant association between board size and firm…”