Bestyrelsesmedlemmer med fokus på omdømme lytter mere til investorer

I forskningspapiret ”Reputation Concerns of Independent Directors: Evidence from Individual Director Voting” hedder det, at “we find that independent directors’ reputation concerns lead them to be more aligned with investors than with management because their dissenting behavior is eventually rewarded in the marketplace. Specifically, we find that younger and more reputed directors (as measured by their past positive media mentioning and the prestige of the colleges they attended) are more likely to cast dissenting votes, suggesting a strong motivation from career concerns. Indeed, dissension is rewarded in the long run by more board seats at other companies and avoidance of regulatory sanctions associated with firms’ wrongdoing. However, we find that management does exert short-term influence over independent directors, weakening their incentives to represent shareholder interests.”