Sub-theme 27: Exploring Imperfections of Boards’ Work: Conflicts, Failures, and Faultlines
Convenors:
Svetlana N. Khapova, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Xavier Castañer, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Marilieke Engbers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Session I: Thursday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.3.11
Introduction: Imperfections of Boards’ Work
Chair: Svetlana N. Khapova
Rita Goyal and Nada Kakabadse
Plugging the imperfections of board composition
Lars Stevenson
Reconceptualizing the notion of coupling. How to measure whether elements are tightly coupled, loosely coupled or decoupled
Session II: Thursday, July 07, 14:00 to 15:30, TC.3.11
Performing Governance
Chair: Marilieke Engbers
Helen R. Pernelet and Niamh Brennan
Boards of directors performing governance: A dramaturgical analysis
Niamh Brennan and Helen R. Pernelet
Impression management at board meetings: Accountability in public and in private
Sebastien Winston
Do corporate directors pay attention to work-related issues? A qualitative empirical assessment
Session III: Friday, July 08, 09:00 to 10:30, TC.3.11
Boards and ESG Goals
Chair: Xavier Castañer
Asma Alawadi, Nada Kakabadse and Nadeem Khan
Resources of a diversified Board of Directors in the pursuit of ESG goals
Nicola Davola, Francesca Vicentini and Rita Mura
Are football societies aware of the relevance of diversity in good governance? The case of pink quotas
Session IV: Friday, July 08, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.3.11
Boards and Strategic Decisions
Chair: Svetlana N. Khapova
Moe Hashemi, Amin Moeinian and Taieb Hafsi
Behavioral factors and the effectiveness of board strategic decision-making
Yao Ma and Claudia Jonczyk
Why outsider CEOs do (not) bring strategic change: A relational perspective
Ruchi Goyal, Nada Kakabadse and Andrew Kakabadse
Strategic consideration of cybersecurity in ameliorating boardroom conflict
Session V: Friday, July 08, 14:00 to 15:30, TC.3.11
Developing Boards
Chair: Marilieke Engbers
Elizabeth King and Vincent Murdoch
Developing the board to perform in disruption: A theoretically guided approach to understanding and developing board performance
with mindfulness
Steven ten Have, Wouter ten Have, Cornell Vernooij, Judith Stuijt and Maarten Hendriks
Biases in Organizational Change and Board Room Dynamics
Lara A. Tcholakian
Do we need more reflexive leaders and managers?
Session VI: Saturday, July 09, 09:00 to 10:30, TC.3.11
Boards Effectiveness
Chair: Xavier Castañer
Jill A. Brown, Andrew Ward, Punit Arora and Cynthia Clark
The aftermath of failed coups in corporate governance: Circulation of power after director resignations
Philipp Benedikt Becker and Patricia Klarner
Leveraging acquisition experience: The moderating role of CEO ambivalent cognition
Brigitte Kroon, Astrid Kramer and Marc Kuijken
Family members in supervisory boards’: Impact on the effect of effort norms and board performance
Session VII: Saturday, July 09, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.3.11
Board Governance & HRM
Chair: Marilieke Engbers
Hiroshi Togo and Yasuo Dan
The relationship between non-profit board governance and human resource management: A comparative longitudinal analysis of
Japanese small non-profit organizations
Closing discussion and reflections