“Who are we as a board?”: Linking board’s identity to board behavior
| Document type: | Conference Papers |
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| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
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| Author(s): | Sanjay Goel |
| Title: | “Who are we as a board?”: Linking board’s identity to board behavior |
| Conference name: | Scandinavian Academy of Management |
| Year: | 2007 |
| City: | Bergen, Norway |
| Organization: | Blekinge Institute of Technology |
| Department: | School of Management (*** Error ***) School of Management S- 371 79 Karlskrona +46 455 38 50 00 http://www.bth.se/mam/ |
| Authors e-mail: | sgoel@d.umn.edu |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | I use identity theory to conceptually develop board identities that help us explore and understand board behavior. I develop two specific board identities, which I label board’s organizational identity and board’s contextual identity and develop assertions about board behavior that can be expected based on these identities. A key contention is that each type of identity helps board conceptualize its role holistically and develop appropriate behavior routines, and a lack of a coherent and strong identity leads to poor discharge of board’s duties. |
| Subject: | Business Administration\Organization Business Administration\Management Control |
