Corporate boards and incentives: Empirical evidence from the UK in 1935

Marianne Pitts; Graham V. Sadler; Martin J. Conyon

doi:10.22495/cocv1i1p5

Corporate boards and incentives: Empirical evidence from the UK in 1935

Marianne Pitts, Graham V. Sadler, Martin J. Conyon

FBL School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

We investigate boardroom governance using UK historical data for 1935. We demonstrate that there is a negative relationship between risk and incentives in this year. Prior research has produced anomalous results (Prendergast, 2002). Second, we show that average (median) board ownership of ordinary shares is about 7.95% (2.88%). Heuristically this figure is less than previously reported estimates for the US also using 1935 data. Finally, we show the phenomenon of multiple board membership. UK directors in 1935 hold many directorships - sometimes exceeding 10 concurrent memberships.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-138
Number of pages	10
Journal	Corporate Ownership and Control
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv1i1p5
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003

Keywords

Board incentives
Board membership
Board ownership

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Business, Management and Accounting(all)

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