corporate governance
corporate governance
Order Description
Your task is to review the theoretical and empirical literature on non-executive directors on boards, and their effect on board and firm performance. Your report should include the following:
a) An introduction to the domain of corporate governance and within it the role of boards.
b) A critical review of different theoretical perspectives on the role and contribution of non-executive directors
c) A review of the empirical literature on the effects of non-executive directors on board and firm performance.
d) A conclusion in which you put forward recommendations on boards’ composition regarding the ratio of executive and non-executive directors (including implications for policy and practice).