Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability

A model is developed that takes into account: (1) human capital of outside directors; (2) social capital of outside directors; and (3) human and social capital of CEOs. Beyond this, values are largely neglected in the examination of boards of directors, and are also necessary in the study of sustain...

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Main Author: Galbreath, Jeremy
Other Authors: Kevin Voges
Format: Conference Paper
Published: ANZAM 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15993
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description A model is developed that takes into account: (1) human capital of outside directors; (2) social capital of outside directors; and (3) human and social capital of CEOs. Beyond this, values are largely neglected in the examination of boards of directors, and are also necessary in the study of sustainability given its normative implications. The model thus accounts for the value attunement concept as a moderating variable. The model proposed in this paper offers original insight into the drivers of sustainability performance in organisations and hence, advances corporate governance theory.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-159932023-01-27T05:26:31Z Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability Galbreath, Jeremy Kevin Voges Bob Cavana Values Corporate governance Human capital Social capital Boards of directors Sustainability A model is developed that takes into account: (1) human capital of outside directors; (2) social capital of outside directors; and (3) human and social capital of CEOs. Beyond this, values are largely neglected in the examination of boards of directors, and are also necessary in the study of sustainability given its normative implications. The model thus accounts for the value attunement concept as a moderating variable. The model proposed in this paper offers original insight into the drivers of sustainability performance in organisations and hence, advances corporate governance theory. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15993 ANZAM fulltext
spellingShingle Values
Corporate governance
Human capital
Social capital
Boards of directors
Sustainability
Galbreath, Jeremy
Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title_full Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title_fullStr Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title_short Are boards on board? A model of corporate board influence on sustainability
title_sort are boards on board? a model of corporate board influence on sustainability
topic Values
Corporate governance
Human capital
Social capital
Boards of directors
Sustainability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15993